one act (of a play); scene; event
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
being frank; going so far as to say
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
answering machine; answerphone
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
model of writing; example of writing; example sentence (in a dictionary); illustrative sentence; sample photograph; sample picture
otherwise; or else; if not
fabrication; lie; fiction
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to have a meal; to take a meal
up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism