correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
state of mind; mentality; psychology
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
public debt; public bond; government securities
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
still (continuing); as ever; further
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
it's no joke; gimme a break!
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
expression; presentation; representation; notation
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
group; party; team; squad; section
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up