password; watchword; motto; slogan
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
final; eventual; ultimate
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
application (of ointment, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to lead someone around by the nose
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
in spite of oneself; absently; involuntarily
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand