superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
it's no joke; gimme a break!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
prejudice; bias; distorted view
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
mainstream media; lamestream media
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
retort; back talk; backchat
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
compilation; editing; recording
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)