impossible; unlikely; improbable
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at a young age; while still young
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put one's hand on; to touch
contemplation; meditation
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
proper; right; reasonable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
interior; inside; internal
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity