neat and clean; tidy; trim
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
one's share; one's portion
crescent moon; young moon
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
centre; center; center fielder
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to raise one's voice; to shout
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
thinnish; somewhat narrow
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
chief; main; principal; major
broadcasting station; broadcaster
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
operation (of a ship or aircraft route); service; navigation; flight
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual