to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to have learning; to be educated
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
espresso (coffee); expresso
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to bend; to warp; to curve
logo; Logo (programming language)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
belief; conviction; opinion
big talk; boasting; bragging
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)