strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
meteor swarm; meteor shower
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
successively; one after another
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
several minutes; a few minutes
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to approach; to draw near
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
banner; banner (graphic provided to link to site)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
100,000; hundred thousand
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
any more; any further; any better; any longer