story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
ground glass; frosted glass
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
metallic sound; metallic clank
water vapour; water vapor; steam
thunderous roar; roaring sound
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
trivial; not amounting to much
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
determination; resolution
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup