to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to speak; to say; to vocalize
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit down; to take a seat
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
distribution map; distribution diagram
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which