drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
squad leader; group leader; team leader
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
to drug (someone, food, drink)
hot topic; talk of the town
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
diversion; putting something to another use
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
private person; individual
billboard; advertising sign
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity