electricity; (electric) light
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
early; quickly; soon; early morning; early hour; early in the day
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
if you think about it; come to think of it
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
fate; destiny; predestination
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to have a talk; to tell a story
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to attempt; to test; to try out
proposal; proposition; suggestion
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
suffix for familiar person
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
space; interval; space character; whitespace
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
sports ground; playing field; playground