being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to be worried; to be troubled
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be found; to be discovered
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
stairs; stairway; staircase
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
most part; greater part; majority
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
setting a place; setting the table
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
line; queue; procession; matrix
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
some people; a few people; several people
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell