thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to go with the flow; to go with the times
first world problem; good problem to have
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
selection of music; song selection
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to pause; to have a short intermission
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
assortment; product lineup
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
turn of the month; monthly change; monthly replacement; changing every month
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor