notice; attention; observation
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
club activities; extracurricular activities
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
immersion; being absorbed in
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to go out and away; to leave
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
article; news story; report; account
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
besides; moreover; in addition
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
incident; affair; happening; event
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
even though; despite; when
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal