strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
chief; main; principal; major
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
means of transportation; transport service
making practical; making useful; implementing
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
quite; utterly; really; completely
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to abandon; to leave behind
so; therefore; and; (and) then