mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
outward appearance; apparent
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
sensual love; love affair
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to take back; to recapture
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
union; joining; conjugation
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
population; universe; parent set
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
all you want; as much as one wants
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
whole nation; whole land; whole country
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
ancient times; prehistoric times
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance