(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
excited condition; excited state
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
election; selection; choice
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
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
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
being somewhat excited (agitated)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover