hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
letter; missive; note; mail
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
almost every day; almost daily
attendance; presence; appearance
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
on duty; at work; while working
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
substantial matter; significant item
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
above all; especially; particularly; all the more