tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
sensual love; love affair
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to be charged with a mission
to distract a person's attention
binoculars; field glasses
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to telephone; to make a phone call
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
leading person; foremost figure
returning no more (usu. of a person who has died); dying
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
determination; resolution
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
array; muster; line-up; full force
to read the situation; to sense the mood
frame; framework; outline
transceiver (send and receive)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to save; to leave over; to spare
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to carry out one's mission
calling by name; designation; nomination