to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
New Year's Eve; December 31
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
parts; accessories; components
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
difference; variation; difference
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound