compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
in succession; one after another
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to become clear; to be made public
to cease; to stop; to be over
to challenge (a person) to a fight
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
large number (of); many; majority
all night; throughout the night
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
day and night; around the clock
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be led by; to be headed by
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
around the clock; day and night
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
here and there; in places
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...