to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
journal; magazine; periodical
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
electronization; digitization; computerization
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
that is to say; so that means
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
group; bunch; crowd; group
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that