specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
science and technology; scientific technique
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
principle; theory; fundamental truth
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
rescue squad; rescue party
one's superior; senior; elder
that day; the very same day
yearly paid vacation (holiday)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to anticipate; to foresee
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
letting (someone) die without helping
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
natural calamity; disaster
it's no joke; gimme a break!
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
partly open; in half bloom
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve