it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
correction; revision; amendment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
secret technique; secret art
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
group; bunch; crowd; group
to ask; to enquire; to query
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
cleavage (between breasts)
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
general mobilization; general mobilisation
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming