escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
time; hour; season; time of the year
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
severe earthquake; violent tremor
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)