regulation; adjustment; control
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to stiffen; to become stiff
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
dressing oneself; personal grooming
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to lean against; to set against
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
ago; since; before; previous
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to fold up; to fold into layers
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)