office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
special; particular; peculiar; unique
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
cook-house; galley; kitchen
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
library (usu. single-room); small library
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
prompt; immediate; in real time
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting