to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(one's) quota; assignment
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
commuting to school; school commute
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to get between; to be caught in
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
scenery; scene; landscape
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery