emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
large hospital; major hospital
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
floor above; floor upstairs
future prospects; promise
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to be smeared; to be covered
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
noisy; confused; uproarious
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken