loyal customer; important customer
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
to be on the right track; to go well
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
modern civilization; modern civilisation
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
for work; in a manner related to work
time axis; time basis; timeline
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
old version; previous version
how to use; method for using; way of using
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
public announcement; official notice; edict
spirituality; spiritual nature
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
pair; two kinds; two ways
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
different thing; another question; different case
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter