difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
finish; finishing; finishing touches
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector