to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
as before; as ever; as it was originally
the West; the Occident; Western countries
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
extensive knowledge; erudition
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
covered with; stained; smeared
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
go that far; to that extent
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to be born; to come into the world
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move