if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
preface; introduction; preamble
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
person concerned; interested party; related party
general public; the masses
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
otherwise; if not; or else
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
eating quickly; speed-eating
to lie deep in; to extend far back
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
as many (people) as possible
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
big problem; major issue; big controversy
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy