popular name; common name; nickname; alias
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
avocado (Persea americana)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to be entwined; to be involved
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to flare up; to burst into flames
to become a thing of the past
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior