several minutes; a few minutes
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
without permission; without notice
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
just a minute; small quantity
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
truancy; absence without leave
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to burst (open); to break; to split
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
one thin flat object; one sheet
letter; missive; note; mail
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
electricity; (electric) light
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
sender; consignor; remitter
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore