at any cost; at any price; at any expense
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
diamond dust; ice crystals
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
counter for choices, options, etc.
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
side effect; adverse reaction
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
appearance; expression; manifestation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
cold sleep; suspended animation
conversely; on the contrary
choosing between two things; two choices
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
four-digit number; thousands column
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
motive power; driving force