bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
good humour (humor); good mood
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
overdose; excessive consumption
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to pay attention; to be watchful
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
it's not like; it isn't as if
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to make merry; to be festive
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
loveable; very likeable; like very much
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
probability; likelihood; chances
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
failure; mistake; blunder
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
tolerance; broad-mindedness
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
idealization; idealisation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
explanation; interpretation