sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
when it comes to ...; as for ...
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
opening and shutting; opening and closing
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
scenery; scene; landscape
complete change; about-face
triumphant return; returning in triumph
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) so much; (not) that much
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well