to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
YouTuber; YouTube celebrity
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
great hurry; great haste; rush
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
back street; back alley; off-street
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin