to look forward to something
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
way of eating; how to eat
route; way; course; directions
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to accept; to receive; to agree
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to knock down; to knock out
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
target group; target persons
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
outside of; not covered by
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case