friend with benefits; hookup buddy; fuck buddy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to begin talking; to open up
bad influence; negative influence
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
intelligence gathering; information gathering
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
basis for decision; evidence for judging
maintaining the status quo
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
going to and fro; back and forth
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
to frolic about; to mess around
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
real thing; original; actual
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)