mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
the other day; a few days ago
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
you could say; you might say; verging on the
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
rise; improvement; uptrend
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
record of proceedings; minutes
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
inscrutable; incomprehensible
thought; consideration; thinking
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
corsage (bouquet of flowers worn on a dress); (arch.) bodice (of a woman's dress)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting