ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
gem; jewel; precious stone
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
basic principle; fundamental principle
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
raw materials; ingredients
transportation rates or expenses
fuel expenses; cost of fuel
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
one's long-cherished desire
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty