one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
atonement; redemption; compensation
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
to copy verbatim; to copy word-by-word; to trace; to copy (an illustration) by tracing
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
in the end; after all is said and done
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
person of extraordinary talent; wonder; marvel
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to take measures (against); to take steps
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
vicious circle; vicious cycle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky