what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
root; source; origin; cause
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
alternation of generations
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
complete; whole; perfect; safe
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
world situation; world affairs
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
depression; recession; slump
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
man; male; masculine gender
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
looking on; remaining a spectator
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
secret; private; surreptitious
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
turning point; transition phase
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
other than; excluding; without
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
of no interest; not interested