heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
presence; sitting with; being with
script; libretto; scenario
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
broadcast writer (TV and radio)
to be on the right track; to go well
plainly; clearly; vividly
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to beat time; to mark time
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
starting point; point of departure
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
action of making something; -ification
joke; playfulness; kidding around
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
war; fighting; fierce competition
foreign; abroad; overseas
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
only recently; just of late