topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
reason; cause; circumstances
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to complain; to make a complaint
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
main question; real issue at hand
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
newcomer; initiate; rookie
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
sharp sighted; easily awakened
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
proper; right; reasonable
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
indicate reason; infers some protest
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
introduction; presentation; referral; listing