recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that's the way it is; such is life
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
question; inquiry; enquiry
way; method; means; resource; course
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to feel; to sense; to experience
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
accurate; correct; precise; exact