solubility; solvent power
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack
food; food products; foodstuffs
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
on and after; from ... onward; since
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
joint; seam; joining point
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
alert status; emergency alert
hostility; animosity; enmity
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to get one's head around; to think about
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to badger; to pester; to beg
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit