to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
annotation; explanatory note; comment
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
all present; all concerned; all of us
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
how long; how far; how much
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
last chapter (book, etc.)
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished