to detain; to check; to restrain
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to stare back at; to look back at
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to fold up; to fold into layers
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
decision; determination; resolution
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
antiquity; the previous era
duty; obligation; responsibility
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
all you want; as much as one wants
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
year in, year out; always; 24-7
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
nape (of the neck); nucha
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge