taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
regular time; stated period
machine parts; machinery; equipment
green light; (giving) permission; OK
Odin (god in Norse mythology); ODIN
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
overdose; excessive consumption
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
public indecency; indecent exposure
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
Charis; Grace; minor goddess of charm, beauty, etc.; chalice (for Holy Communion)
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
transmitter; homing device
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
contrived; false-sounding
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover