halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
presumption; assumption; estimation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring