packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
insertion; incorporation; infixing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
because of; owing to; due to
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
it's been a long time; long time no see
this occasion; at this time; now
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric