recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
review (of learned material); revision
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
taste; liking; preference
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon