hidden room; secret chamber
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
genuine article; real thing; real deal
commencing with; including
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
energy conservation; economical use of energy
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
for use by children; for children
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
farming; agriculture; cultivation
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate