hospital food; hospital meals
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to look attractive; to look nice
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
go that far; to that extent
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unprofitable business operation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)