story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
registration; accession; register; entry; record
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
being open but having virtually no business
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
single word; a few words; brief comment
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to feel depressed; to be down
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
in its entirety; whole; wholly
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
everybody; every last one of them; all
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food