(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
founder of a religious sect
God; god; ace; king; superior person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
very much; exceedingly; extremely
all eyes; public attention
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
printout; (computer) printing