season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
section; cross section; profile
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
dishwashing; doing dishes
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
four corners; four ordinal directions
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
(set of) facial features; looks
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point