desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(a place) within one's reach
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to have the privilege of doing
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
periodic; regular; routine
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
spread; span; expanse; extent
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
pessimism; disappointment
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
superstition; superstitious belief
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
whisky bonbon; whiskey bonbon; liqueur candy