something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
throwaway; disposable; single-use
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to detain; to check; to restrain
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
rational; reasonable; logical
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
difference; variation; difference
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to go out and away; to leave
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to stop talking; to be silent
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
perfect; just right; ideal
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
(not) a single person; (no) one
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)