sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
closing time; lockup; curfew
price decline; fall in price
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous