to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
contract; compact; agreement
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
critic; reviewer; commentator
occupation; calling; livelihood
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
subscriber; reader; buyer
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
state of mind; mentality; psychology
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address