action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
floor above; floor upstairs
to change completely; to change suddenly
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
clause; article; stipulations
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing