going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
looking towards; taking notice (of); showing interest (in)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
on the occasion of; at the time of
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing