to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
festival; feast; carnival
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
invitation; introduction; temptation
anything and everything; just about everything
to cut off (a relationship)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
thought; consideration; thinking
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
each and all; every single one; everybody
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice