hot topic; talk of the town
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
indictment; prosecution; complaint
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
bulletin board system; BBS
local rule; house rule; ground rule
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
police; police officer; police station
affixing; pasting; sticking
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out