concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
discussion; argument; debate
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to badger; to pester; to beg
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to flavor; to flavour; to season
convenient; handy; useful
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
(made of) leather; leather-bound
favorite; favourite; habitually used
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
something or other; somehow
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
at work; in the midst of work; working
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff