stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
points to remember; things to keep in mind; notes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
timewise; temporal; chronal
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to appear in the newspaper
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
omen; sign; notice; indication
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient