online news; netnews; Usenet
very popular; highly favoured
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
safety; welfare; well-being
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
accumulation; accumulate; store
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself