theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
indeed; really; truly; very much
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
transactions; dealings; business
had better ...; had better not ...
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
commuting to school; school commute
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
most part; greater part; majority
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss