to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
writing (e.g. as a profession)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
woman; female; feminine gender
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
same; similar; (just) like; equal
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
while; during; while; although; all; both
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some kind of; for some reason
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...