quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
such; this sort of; like this
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
standard; average; typical; normal
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
choice; selection; option
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
such; like that; that sort of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
serious; severe; grave; acute
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate