strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
way; method; means; resource; course
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
ultra-high vacuum; UHV; extremely high vacuum; XHV
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
vacuum vessel; vacuum chamber
mid-year gift; summer gift
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to be able to manage somehow or another
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble