vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to grow up; to become an adult
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
home; household; family; hearth
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
tools and materials; equipment and materials
bad influence; negative influence
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
little by little; bit by bit
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)