red light; stop light; danger signal
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
every month; each month; monthly
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to employ; to hire; to charter
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
urgent; pressing; exigent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
new product; new line (of products)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
distant look; faraway look
to assemble; to set up; to construct
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to rank next to; to come after
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
chief; main; principal; important
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
pointing out; identification
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten