topic of discussion; agenda
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
year in, year out; always; 24-7
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
unofficial report; confidential report
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
practical question (problem); practical matter
to fight; to exchange blows
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
innocent; not guilty; harmless
logic; reasoning; argument
incineration; destroy by fire
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over