outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
second edition; additional printing
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
library; book collection; paperback book
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
disclosure; exposure; revelation
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
business; trade; operations; sales
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
article; news story; report; account
settlement; conclusion; summary
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?