panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
technique; art; skill; move
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
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 (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
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
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
visual confirmation; sighting
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
there is nothing; having nothing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
dull sound; muffled sound
to rain incessantly; to downpour
counter for birds or rabbits
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack