to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
frequency; rate of occurrence
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
comparatively; relatively
to ease up; to relax attention
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
journal; magazine; periodical
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
sincere; honest; faithful
subscriber; reader; admirer
memory; sense; experience
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different