materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
product; produce; result; fruit
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to mark the end; to spell the end
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
originally; by nature; from the start
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
second day of the month; two days
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
reopening; resumption; restarting
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
utmost limits; extremity; limit
mouthpiece of a telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all