important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
prohibition; inhibition; ban
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
the other day; lately; recently
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
during imprisonment; while in jail
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
mass communication; mass media
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
considerably; greatly; a lot
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness