electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
time; season; period; phase; stage
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to be helpful; to be useful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
surroundings; environs; circumference
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
public and private; official and personal; government and people
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
journal; magazine; periodical
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
heading; headline; index; headword
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
pack of lies; complete fabrication
general public; the masses
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
idealistic thought (argument)