to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
destination; place one stays during a trip
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
on the occasion of; at the time of
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in succession; one by one
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to degenerate; to lapse into
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
use; utilization; utilisation; application
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
import; importation; introduction; afferent
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
mobilization; mobilisation