beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
innumerable; countless; numberless
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to attempt; to test; to try out
visual confirmation; sighting
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
dull sound; muffled sound
to rain incessantly; to downpour
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to kill by burning to death
perfect; complete; flawless
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?