diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
imagination; supposition; guess
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
every evening; night after night
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
living thing; living creature; animal; life
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
long; drawn-out; very long
talk; recital; narration; topic
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly