to have a smattering knowledge of
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
discretion; judgement; judgment
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
sphere; circle; range; category
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to come and go; to go back and forth
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
hotel charge; lodging expense
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
commerce; trade; business
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor