turning point; transition phase
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
great war; great battle; world war
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
advanced level; high grade; senior
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
equality; impartiality; evenness