evening meal; dinner; supper
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
branch office; branch store
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
this and that; various things
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
several people; a few people
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
one's previous life; previous existence
retroactive continuity (literary device); retcon
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
long ago; a long time ago; already
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
this and that; one thing and another
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service