blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
conduct; behavior; behaviour
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
capacity; volume; capacitance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to happen to hear; to overhear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
wherein; therein; thereinto
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back