slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to look forward to something
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
such; this sort of; like this
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
action of making something; -ification
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance