pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
out-of-school; off-campus
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
study; pursuit of knowledge
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
process; course; mechanism
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
modern person; people of today
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
common; ordinary; conventional; customary