without; but if; otherwise; or else
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to do for (the sake of someone else)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
permission; approval; authorization; license
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
stationery shop; a stationer
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
application; request; petition
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
while being out of the office or away from home
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
if you think about it; come to think of it
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
no, not like that (but like this)