rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
utmost limits; extremity; limit
right (to do something); authority; power
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to bury; to embed; to implant
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
triangle; triangular shape
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
perception; sensing; noticing
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
personal; individual; private
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
carrying out one's original intention
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug