textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to add (to); to add on; to append
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
practical question (problem); practical matter
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate