regulation; adjustment; control
addition; annexation; appendage
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to get slightly dirty (all over)
brown; light brown; tawny
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
standing tree; standing timber
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
fine weather; fair weather
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
parts; accessories; components
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to compose; to put together
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
complete; whole; perfect; safe
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste