events of the day; current affairs
heading; headline; index; headword
to write down; to record; to register
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
suspended particles; floating matter
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
column shape; cylinder; columnar
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
preparation; arrangements
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
eye measurement; measure with eye
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to get help; to enlist aid
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
fragile item; broken article