cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
madder red; dark red; crimson
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
kick the can (children's game)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
aptitude; aptness; suitability
great-grandmother; great-grandma
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to give the stamp of approval
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to hide; to keep to oneself
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
family; relatives; dependents; household
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
(having) two choices; choice between two things
occupation; calling; livelihood
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
choice; selection; option
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
all present; all concerned; all of us
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to need; to call for; to require
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market