(period of) a year; during the era (of)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
adoration; admiration; devotion
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
power; authority; jurisdiction
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to come to one's senses; to calm down
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
supplementary explanation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
when it becomes; when it comes to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
no vacancy; full occupancy
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly