meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
allocation; assignment; allotment
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
very; extremely; excessively
degree of familiarity; popularity
youthful; young; young-looking
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
low dining table; tea table
safe; vault; storage cabinet
eighth day of the month; eight days
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
birth date; date of birth; DOB
narrow margin; slim margin