restoration; repair; mending
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
vision damage; vision impairment; blindness; dysopia
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
trouble; bother; annoyance
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
slight; insignificant; small
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage