to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
settlement; solution; resolution
considerably; fairly; quite
to be able to manage somehow or another
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
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 desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
at once; immediately; right now
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
alone; by oneself; on one's own
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
failure; mistake; blunder
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
individual; private person; personal; private