(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
calamity; misfortune; disaster
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
of course; certainly; naturally
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
outside of one's area of expertise
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface