to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
4th day of the month; four days
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
interval; step; pitch; key
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to settle (in a place); to settle down
aquatic (life); living in the water
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
idiot; fool; nincompoop; nitwit; dope
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark