taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
border area; border zone; borderland
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
first attack; first strike; first blow
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
total number; total quantity; total amount; diploid number