single word; a few words; brief comment
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
genuine; authentic; true; real
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to make sense; to be meaningful
old age; old person; the old; the aged
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
weave; weaving; woven item
drama; play; powerful drug
intimacy; affection; familiarity
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
depravity; corruption; degradation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
this and that; one thing or another
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
and; thereupon; because of that
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
SIG; special interest group
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate