socks; sock; stockings; stocking
washing machine (laundry)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
public telephone; pay phone
the other day; a few days ago
to call again; to call someone back
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
interruption; suspension; break
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
breath; breathing; tone; mood
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to control; to command; to get the better of
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)