world; society; people; the public
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
inattention; absent-mindedness
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
innermost depths of one's heart
irritation; annoyance; frustration
out of control; uncontrollable
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
confections; sweets; candy; cake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate