sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
button (clothing); push-button
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
store interior; inside of a shop
Extinct (conservation status); EX
information technology; IT
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
long time; long interval; for quite some time
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
common name; popular name
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
main question; real issue at hand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
interval; break; pause; spare moment
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)