to be too late; to be too slow
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
other matters; other people's affairs
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
partial; incomplete; imperfect
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to learn something through hearing
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
non-stop flight; direct flight
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
return current; reflux; back flow
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
digital watch; digital clock
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to shove in; to push in; to force in
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down