reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
defense; defence; protection
number of persons; personnel
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
though; even if; whether ... or ...
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
opposite bank; farther shore
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
waterproofing; making watertight
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
last week; the week before
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
fabrication; lie; fiction
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line