contrived; false-sounding
rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to pass each other; to cross paths
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
plump; with a thud; heavily
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
eating between meals; snacking
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
chink in the armor (armour)
extreme sadist; very sadistic
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
somewhat below; slightly below
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
growth period; growing season