ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
instead; but (on the other hand)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
question; inquiry; enquiry
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be found; to be discovered
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view