origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
drop (e.g. of water); drip
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to return fire; to shoot back
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be dead; to be lifeless
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
general idea; concept; notion
laws and regulations; legislation
minor details; nonessentials
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
defense; defence; protecting; preventing