basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unmarried person living affluently
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
every person; every mouth; every entrance
emergency transport; ambulance transport
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary