event; phenomenon; matter
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
deceiving; cheating; fooling
unidentified flying object; UFO
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to have meaning; to be meaningful
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
personage; person (deserving of respect)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
remarkable; striking; obvious
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
mental image; mental picture; image
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
adherent; devotee; believer
parallel world; parallel universe
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
to increase; to add to; to augment
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble