information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
stochastic variable; random variable
"it was all a dream"-ending
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
because of; owing to; due to
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
putting into operation; invocation
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to increase; to add to; to augment
to join forces; to cooperate
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
serious; severe; grave; acute
friction; discord; strife
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
observational humour; observational comedy
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
head start; initiative; preemption
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)