concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
festival; feast; carnival
to make merry; to be festive
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
organ (musical instrument)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in that way; like that; that way
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)