rest; break; recess; intermission
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
starvation; famine; hunger
enhanced gravity; high gravity
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to become fraught with emotion
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
sign; indication; omen; symptom
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
imprisonment; incarceration
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to name; to call; to christen; to term
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
(another's) daughter; young lady
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
finish; completion; the end