bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
discovery; detection; finding
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
state of mind; mentality; psychology
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
how long; how much; to what extent
popular person; favorite; favourite
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
preparation; arrangements