producer (film, TV, etc.); program director; peritoneal dialysis; panic disorder; public domain; physical distribution
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
modesty; humility; being humble
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
platform; home; home base; home plate
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to be flexible; to be accommodating
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
fuel consumption; gas mileage
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...