cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
popular person; favorite; favourite
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
over-fond parent; doting parent
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
strike (i.e. industrial action)
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
moment; brief space of time
sense of relief; feeling of relief
southeastern part; the southeast
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie