halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to pass (of time); to elapse
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
that's the way it is; such is life
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them