theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
papaya (Carica papaya); pawpaw
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
spouse's parents' home; in-law's home
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
one's possessions; ownership
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
review (of learned material); revision
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
way of eating; how to eat
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)