intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
being very busy; busyness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
that's the way it is; such is life
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
as usual; as is one's habit
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth