disorder; disturbance; unrest
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to telephone; to make a phone call
child consultation center; children's welfare center
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
last chapter (book, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
from the beginning; from scratch
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to get late; to advance; to wear on