(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
chance; opportunity; occasion
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
way; method; means; resource; course
in this way; along these lines; similarly
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to prostrate oneself (before)
calling by name; designation; nomination
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
being lost in deep thought
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
stepping back; drawing back
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
inside; interior; inner part
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake