oracle; revelation; divine message
considerably; greatly; a lot
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wicked tongue; abusive language
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
squad leader; group leader; team leader
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
sorry; excuse me; thank you
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come back; to bloom a second time
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet)