to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
decline; fall; decay; withering
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to take a veneer off something
news program; news programme
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
storehouse; warehouse; godown
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
a long time ago; in those days
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
compilation; editing; recording
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
duty; obligation; responsibility
both; both sides; both parties
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)