to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
number; number plate; license plate
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
only; merely; but; no more than
several weeks; a few weeks
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
acceleration; speeding up
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
not necessarily so; is not always true
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...