likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
correction; rectification; mending; repair
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to let slip; to slide; to glide
finish; end; completion; result
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to get strong; to gain strength
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to hang (something) on the wall
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
killing time; staving off boredom
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
right under; directly below
cannot be compared with; no match for
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
audience; spectator; spectators
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
action; operation; effect; function
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
coming and going; commuting
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to blow out; to spout out