humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to throw at; to turn; to raise
hamburger (in a bun); burger
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
nugget (e.g. gold, chicken, fish)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
play equipment; playground equipment
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
aquatic (life); living in the water
mixed race; mixed parentage
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to talk big (about); to talk boastfully (about); to talk overconfidently (about); to make a bold statement (about)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living