was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
American-style (weak) drip coffee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
society; public; community; social studies
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first