food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
water vapour; water vapor; steam
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
high-pitched tone; soprano
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to need; to call for; to require
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
future; possible; potential; prospective
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
training; drill; practice; discipline
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously