tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
group; party; team; squad; section
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
old hag; old woman; old bat
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
minimum; at the very least
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
zebra crossing; zebra zone
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
video game (played on a home console)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
as a child; when one was a child
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
awkward (difficult) question
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
assumption; supposition; hypothesis