essential; important; crucial; vital; main
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hot topic; talk of the town
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
even though; despite; when
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to make a lasting impression
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
schoolgirl; female student
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to be at a loss for words
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
beforehand; in advance; previously
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to find fault with; to question
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base