to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
next president; president-elect
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
boarding a warship; serving on a warship; warship in which one serves
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
being very busy; busyness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
functional disorder; dysfunction
forgetting the words; inability to pronounce a word correctly
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
language center (brain); language centre
writing; composition; essay; sentence
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(already) known; established
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
as expected; as predicted
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
act of terror; act of terrorism