boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
imagination; supposition; guess
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
study; research; investigation
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to look forward to something
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
departure; leaving; going away; recession
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
police; police officer; police station
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
business; trade; operations; sales
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
will not do; do not; does not
second edition; additional printing
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
indeed; really; truly; very much
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to speak; to hear a voice
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances