strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
oblique line; forward slash
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
keeping things tidy and in order
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
gifted education; special education for gifted children
greatest mistake of one's life
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
over-fond parent; doting parent
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round