unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
each; (arch.) you (plural)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
club activities; extracurricular activities
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to google; to do an online search (for)
password; watchword; motto; slogan
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
wintertime; winter season
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
questions and answers; dialogue
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine