difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
letter of resignation; request for retirement
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be profitable; to yield a profit
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
degree of attention; profile
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
practical problem; practical matter
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
answering machine; answerphone
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
desperation; struggle to the death
impudent; shameless; brazen