cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
all companies; each company
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cost-cutting; cost reduction
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
rather; better; instead; if anything
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
little by little; bit by bit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
you (plural); all of you; you all
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto