origin; beginning; source; rise
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
amount of sugar; sugar content
this place; where one comes from; here
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
family; relatives; dependents; household
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
outside one's jurisdiction
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
confusion; mixing; merger
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain