torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
anecdote; brief (comic) story
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
emergency transport; ambulance transport
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be needed; to be wanted
journal; magazine; periodical
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
notice; attention; observation