origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
centre; center; center fielder
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
a push; another effort; one more effort
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
tele-; telephone; television; Terret (wine grape variety)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to be smeared; to be covered
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
20 years old; (arch.) twenty