to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
in succession; one after another
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
curiosity; inquisitiveness
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
settlement; conclusion; summary
reopening; resumption; restarting
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rest; break; recess; intermission
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
journal; magazine; periodical