cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
simply; merely; only; solely
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger