eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
businesslike; professional
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just because; even if; even though
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to affect; to impact; to influence
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to raise one's voice; to shout
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy