to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
journal; magazine; periodical
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
weekly publication; weekly magazine
heading; headline; index; headword
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
because of; owing to; due to
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
sudden price jump; steep price rise
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
historical play; period drama
actor; actress; player; performer
adopted daughter; foster daughter
sexual relations; sexual relationship
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
hair (of the head); pubic hair
female high-school student
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth