when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
negotiations; discussions; connection
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
four-digit number; thousands column
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to live; to make a living; to get on with
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
letter; missive; note; mail
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
good-quality; superior in quality
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
build-to-order manufacturing; BTO
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
apparent; obvious; very clear
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
correction; revision; amendment
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
selfish; self-centred; egotistical