to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to apologize; to apologise
calm; composed; cool; quiet
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
official announcement; proclamation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
social; societal; societary
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open