specialization; specialisation
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
degeneration; retrogression
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
blow; shock; strike; batting
classification; categorization; sorting
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
interruption; suspension; break
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding