young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
particularly; only; in the case of
(turned out) all right in the end
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
in the end; at the end of the day
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
either way; in any case; one way or another
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to walk away; to walk off
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped