surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
already; now; no longer; not any more
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spread; to be propagated
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
when it becomes; when it comes to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
had better ...; had better not ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
just a minute; small quantity
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown