fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
flawless; absolute perfection
genuine; authentic; true; real
nothing but; none other than
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
walking heavily; lumbering
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
pretext; pretense; pretence
patting; stroking; caressing
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
relation; connection; relevance
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
contest; comparison; competition