crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
inspection; checking (goods, products)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
how; in what way; circumstances
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
quality (of a product or a service)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
minute adjustment; fine tuning
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hey there; I say; see here
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
holding out a little longer
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to handle (a thing) roughly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line