here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
cigarette end; cigarette butt
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
academic paper; scholarly paper; academic article; treatise
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
work-in-progress; working state
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
setting a place; setting the table
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to spend time (on doing something)
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
this world; this life; world of the living
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd