topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
cares; ill feeling; reserve
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
for your information; I'm telling you
forcibly; against one's will
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to feel depressed; to be down
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
if you think about it; come to think of it
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
central part; heart (of a city)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
agricultural land; farmland
will; volition; intention; intent; determination