snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
mass communication; mass media
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
on the occasion of; at the time of
so; like this; in this way
to increase; to add to; to augment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
property; fortune; means; assets
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
moment; brief space of time
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
anything and everything; just about everything
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to kick (at someone, something)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
only; merely; but; no more than
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
now that you say that; now that you mention it
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
portrait; likeness; picture