sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
strong person; the strong; the powerful
murder; killing; murderer
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
comparatively; relatively
just because; even if; even though
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
the same kind; accomplice; partner
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to wait for an opportunity
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
accumulation; accumulate; store