every evening; every night
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; bend; curveball; curve ball
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
when looked at in that way
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
shelter; refuge; protected place
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to get out of bed; to show a leg
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration