to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
that is to say; so that means
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
very popular; highly favoured
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
by myself; in person; by oneself
serious look (on one's face); straight face
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
name; given name; first name
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
correlation diagram; correlation chart
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
society; public; community; social studies
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind