absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
protracted war; war of attrition
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
in terms of; from the point of view of
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
interior; inside; internal
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to have meaning; to be meaningful
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
speaking voice; talking voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
unkindness; unfriendliness
law-like nature; regularity
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading