dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
use; utilization; utilisation; application
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
all-America; pan-American; all of America
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
time; season; period; phase; stage
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
general public; the masses
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
individual; one by one; separate; each
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)