existence; being; presence
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
such ... as; or some such
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(social) class; rank; grade
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to take a breath; to take a short rest
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes