to be silent; to say nothing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
existence; being; presence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
one's person; around one's person
care; precaution; guarding; caution
paid vacation; paid holiday
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(not) even once; (not) ever
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify