to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
contrary to one's expectations
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
perception; sensing; noticing
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
long ago; a long time ago; already
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched