journal; magazine; periodical
clothes; clothing; garments
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
low table; table with very short legs
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
phantom; vision; illusion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
certain; definite; clear; credible
professionalism; professional awareness
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to stop walking; to pause
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)