to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
that; the matter in question
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
in the same way as; just like
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings