to finish reading; to read through
misrepresentation; false statement
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
last night; yesterday evening
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance