dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
influential person; man of importance
health; healthy; sound; fit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
periodic; regular; routine
to succeed; to bear fruit
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
extensive; vast range; wide scope
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
secret; private; surreptitious
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
on bad terms; at loggerheads
territory; domain; dominion; possession
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to blame; to find fault with
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)