creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
interference; intervention; meddling
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
prior research; previous work
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
step; stride; counter for steps
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to be smeared; to be covered
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to happen to meet; to come across
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to accompany; to go with; to go together
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice