several minutes; a few minutes
to appease; to suppress; to calm
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
riding together; riding with
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
letter; missive; note; mail
close; intimate; on good terms
older sister; elder sister
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
coexistence; living together
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
conscious; deliberate; intentional
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
article; news story; report; account