sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
advance payment; money paid in advance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fourth day of the month; four days
to be the subject of attention; to call people's attention; to be the rage; to be of interest
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to like; to love; to be fond of
mental health; mental hygiene
practical; realistic; pragmatic
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
it's not like; it isn't as if
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
timetable; schedule; allocation of time (e.g. to tasks); time usage