mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to spread; to be propagated
serious; severe; grave; acute
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
battlefield; battleground
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to form a group; to form a bunch
one thin flat object; one sheet
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
amount of money; sum of money
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tendency; trend; inclination
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
pointing out; identification
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
it hasn't been long since