contrail; vapor trail; vapour trail
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
second generation; second; junior
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
while being out of the office or away from home
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
see-through (e.g. blouse)
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
great hurry; great haste; rush
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
academic; scholarly; scientific
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
unavailable (stock, etc.)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)