immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
since then; from that time; ever since
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
almost every day; almost daily
a little bit; a little while
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
patronage; favour; favor; custom
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
low (level, value, price, etc.)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
input; (data) entry; typing
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit