on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
variation in color (colour); having a different color
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
wrestler (esp. pro wrestler)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
rice cooking; boiling rice
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
sampling food; tasting; trying
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
this, that and the other; this and that
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
bet; wager; stake; gamble
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
if it is not ...; if it does not ...