general idea; concept; notion
prohibition; inhibition; ban
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
ago; since; before; previous
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
growing wild (naturally); native
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
switching over to; migration; transition
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust