second day of the month; two days
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
verbal message; word (from someone)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to go along; to walk along; to follow
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to get between; to be caught in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded