unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
with a start; with a jump
reinforcement; strengthening
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
silence; stillness; quietness
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
preparatory phase; preparatory period
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
progress; being under way
to complain; to lodge a complaint
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
tool; implement; means; furniture
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
rest; break; recess; intermission
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number