one's best interests; one's own good
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to bite off; to gnaw through
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
recuperation; medical treatment
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
help; assistance; service
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
hand luggage; hand baggage
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange