to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
(medical) doctor; physician
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
intelligence gathering; information gathering
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(necessary) personnel; required person
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
preference; priority; precedence
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
public telephone; pay phone
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to telephone; to make a phone call
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
planetary system; star system
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to