to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
gas station; petrol station; filling station
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
during a telephone call; busy line
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to continue to rain or snow
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
brief overview; heads-up; brief discussion; cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
affable; sociable; friendly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
rich person; wealthy person
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
5th day of the month; five days
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration