topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
ill will; malice; evil intent
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to subsist; to keep on living
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
creating a (usually favorable) environment
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
source of river; fountainhead
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
offender; criminal; culprit
to press a question; to cross-examine
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
correction; revision; amendment
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float