stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
at once; immediately; right now
insurance; guarantee; warranty
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
only recently; just of late
preface; introduction; preamble
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out