seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to amuse oneself; to make merry
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
instructor; advisor; adviser
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be damaged; to receive damage
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
simultaneous terrorist attacks (esp. the Sep. 11 attacks); synchronized terrorist attacks
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
group; party; team; squad; section
to give directions; to issue instructions