book; volume; this; present; main; head
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
police; police officer; police station
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
evening; night; nighttime
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break