pia mater (membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
scattered animal feed; ground bait
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
as far as the eye can see
back (side); back end; rear
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to grumble about something (trivial)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
sending; forwarding; remitting
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes