to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
single word; a few words; brief comment
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nature; property; disposition
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
perfect; complete; flawless
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
fixed date; settlement date
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point