soft sound; dampening (of sound)
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
nasal congestion; stuffy nose; blocked nose
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to whine; to make feeble complaints
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
fields (of rice and other crops)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
television program; TV program
top hundred; hundred best
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
right beside; close to; nearby
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to throw into; to dump in together
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
every single word and phrase; word by word
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell