to pass (of time); to elapse
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
various places; several sources
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
symbol; code; sign; notation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
single word; a few words; brief comment
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
conviction; belief; confidence
to bring; to take; to bring about
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic