regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
depiction; description; portrayal
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
flawless; absolute perfection
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
dry riverbed; river beach
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
systematic; organized; organizational
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
big goof; serious mistake
concealment; suppression; hiding
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
genuine article; real thing; real deal
secret; private; surreptitious
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
motel; drive-in love hotel
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)