average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
grey moustache; white beard
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to pass each other; to cross paths
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)