to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to write down; to record; to register
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
unselfishness; wanting little
to look around; to survey
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to rip out (and take); to tear out
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
impassioned speech; fervent speech
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
alteration; falsification; faking
lowly person; lowliness; I
surely (not); certainly (not)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
confused; flustered; at a loss
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
truth is stranger than fiction
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
even if ...; even supposing that ...
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced