mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
concealed microphone; bug
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
fine weather; fair weather
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
with a squeaking sound (of metal)
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
duty; obligation; responsibility
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
process; course; mechanism
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to care for someone; to look after someone
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to clamber (up); to scale
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to name; to call; to christen; to term