being open but having virtually no business
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
school building; schoolhouse
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
the next child; second child
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)