stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
invisibly; secretly; privately
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
tension; mental strain; nervousness
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be softened; to calm down
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
(find) common (meeting) ground
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
correct size; perfect size