thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
several years standing; over several years
to have a meal; to take a meal
changing clothes; change of clothes
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
eccentric; crank; oddball
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to differ; to vary; to disagree
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
portrait of deceased person
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
victim; injured party; sufferer
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
telephone table; telephone stand
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie