home area; home town; local
assortment; product lineup
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
passage; path; route; one's way
warp; curvature; curve; arch
shopping; purchased goods
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
although I say; although one might say; although called
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
biological older sister; real elder sister
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
moderately; in moderation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
vague recollection; faint memory
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment