precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
meanwhile; in the meantime
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
without omission; in full
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
just because; even if; even though
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one more time; once more; once again
redial; redialing; redialling
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
scene; sight; scenario; setting
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
very young; little; childish; immature
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
reasoning; logic; persuasion