performer; entertainer; actor
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
comma; decimal point; radix point
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
biological child; one's own child
parents and siblings; one's relatives
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
very much; exceedingly; extremely
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to pick up; to find; to gather
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.