permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
button (clothing); push-button
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
plump; with a thud; heavily
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to step forward; to volunteer
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
if so; in that case; in that situation
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
outside of; not covered by
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
likability; favorability; popularity
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)