having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
finding fault (with); being picky
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
here and there; in places
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
special; particular; peculiar; unique
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
clear; precise; definite; distinct
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
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
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
this and that; various things
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
story; tale; talk; discussion
duty; function; office; mission; task
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to torment; to torture; to harass
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
enumeration; citation; listing
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to