for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
external combustion engine
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
timewasting; killing time
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
waste of time; killing time
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
one by one; one after another; successively
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline