don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
linking together; tying in a row
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
merger; (presenting a) united front
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
good bye; I'm off; see you later
homecoming; return to one's home
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
hard life; life of austerity
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to apply pressure to; to press
economic blockade; embargo
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
studies; schoolwork; classwork
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
economic warfare; economic war
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
no dress code; lack of dress code (at work)