example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
noisy; confused; uproarious
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
never ceasing; never ending
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
hot topic; talk of the town
popular person; favorite; favourite
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)