time of emergency; (in an) emergency
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
conceptualization; conceptualisation
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
stirring; rousing oneself
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to mind; to care; to worry
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
above; going steadily upward
surely; certainly; without doubt
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of