(period of) a year; during an era
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to detain; to check; to restrain
popular person; favorite; favourite
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
very unskillful; extremely awkward
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
together with; same; both; all; including ...
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
reconciliation; make peace with