approval; acceptance; toleration
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
play facility; fairground attraction; playground facility; amusement facility
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
events of the day; current affairs
heading; headline; index; headword
to write down; to record; to register
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
suspended particles; floating matter
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
column shape; cylinder; columnar
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
preparation; arrangements
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
eye measurement; measure with eye
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind