cities, towns and villages; municipalities
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
very likely; very probable
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
unheard-of; unprecedented
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
questionnaire; survey; poll
still (continuing); as ever; further
half a point (esp. in go)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to exert oneself; to make efforts
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
extermination; annihilation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
notebook computer; laptop