the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to become clear; to be made public
recovery; rescue; recapture
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
in the end; at the end of the day
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
listener ratings (radio, etc.); listenership
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
here and there; in places
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to discuss; to talk together
cease-fire; truce; armistice
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate