single word; a few words; brief comment
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
already; now; no longer; not any more
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
interruption; suspension; break
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
even though; despite; when
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
three persons; three parties
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to have meaning; to be meaningful
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate