these days; nowadays; recently; lately
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to face on; to look out on to
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
display; (computer) display; monitor
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be perturbed; to be agitated
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)