meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
difficult to ...; hard to ...
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
genuine article; real thing; real deal
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)