strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
foreign; abroad; overseas
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
preface; introduction; preamble
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
powerless; helpless; incompetent
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in