dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
when it becomes; when it comes to
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
time; hour; period; class
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
study; learning; tutorial
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
tradition; legend; folklore
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
workshop; studio; atelier
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling; sense; impression
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the same generation; coeval
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to