guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
almost; roughly; approximately
joints; points (of a speech)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
main ingredient; main component
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
more than usual; especially; particularly
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable