odds and ends; all; every
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
clanging; empty; deserted
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to claim victims; to leave casualties
fourth day of the month; four days
tendency; trend; inclination
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to shout (in anger); to yell
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
insight; power of observation
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means