Game: ¡Sinónimos!
We all know that Spanish has many words that share a common meaning. Often one word is common is one country or region while a synonym is used in another country or region. So let´s put our thinking caps on and list all the synonyms we can recall. Add a country or region if you know it. (Synonyms of course, won't always have exactly the same meaning in every situation and context).
- refrigerator: la nevera (Spain), el refrigerador (Americas)
- cellphone, cellular phone:el móvil (Spain), el celular (Americas)
- to fear, to be afraid: temer, ausustarse, tener miedo
- to meet, to have a meeting: reunirse, quedar (Spain)
- to find out: enterar, averiguar, descubrir, hallar
- to review or check: revisar, comprobar
- to locate: localizar, ubicar
- to cheat: engañar, timar
- to pretend: fingir, disimular
- to attempt or try: pretender, intentar
5 Answers
así : de esta manera, de esta forma, de este modo
a espaldas : atrás, detrás
barato: ahorrativo, económico, ahorrador, guardoso, moderado, rebajado
cerrar : abotonar, abrochar, sujetar, ceñir, prender, bloquear, incomunicar
decir : largar, cascar, manifestar, expresar, parlotear, hablar, nombrar, anunciar
eliminar : apedrear, lapidar, matar, linchar, suprimir, ocultar, desechar
farmacia : botica, droguería, apoteca
guerrear : batir, luchar, pelear, batallar, rivalizar, combatir
Computer: computadora, ordenador
Most any foods:
Beef: carne de vaca, (carne de) res
Shrimps and prawns: quisqullas/gambas, camarones/langostinos
Mushrooms: hongo, seta, champiñón
Grapefruit: pomelo, toronja
Peach: durazno, melocotón
Strawberry: fresa, frutilla
Etc.
Ok I'll throw in my hat with an "a"
"Alarma"
Inquietud
Espanto
Miedo
Aprehensión
How about piscina/alberca (that one caught me by surprise) also guisantes/chícheros
This is Spain versus Mexico. Also peluquero/estilista. 
I can't believe I forgot vegetales y verduras for vegetables.
Any more?
