caller; visitor; company; guest
technical skill; ability; capacity
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
good-quality; superior in quality
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
casting off; casting away
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
bolero (dance); bolero (clothing); shrug
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
way (of doing); manner; method; means
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start