to become desperate; to give in to despair
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
hiding one's embarrassment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
unfortunately; regrettably
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
split; division; break up
double; twice (as much); twofold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
doubling (repeatedly); multiplying
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
rival; competitor; competition
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to fall in love (with); to love
boyfriend; almost boyfriend
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)