to be contrary to one's expectations
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
impossible to do (although wants to)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
matching; checking; comparison (of data)
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
helmsman; steersman; coxswain; cox
helper; assistant; help; assistance
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
other side; opposite side; other party
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
interception (email); wiretap; bug
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
planning; plan; project; arrangements
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
outbreak of war; starting a war