echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
whispered conversation; whispering
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to work hard; to work diligently
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
lost property; something dropped and left behind
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
journal; magazine; periodical
ventilation fan; extractor fan
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to escape from; to get out
to be contented; to be at ease
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before