renewal; update; innovation; improvement
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to repeat; to do something over again
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such ... as; or some such
regular customer; valued client
something; some kind of; for some reason
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to close (one's eyes); to shut
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
absorption; suction; attraction
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to detain; to check; to restrain
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to have the privilege of doing