finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
incident; affair; happening; event
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
killing time; staving off boredom
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
ignorant of the ways of the world
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
really; truly; indeed; good grief
does not seem; unlikely; improbable