beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
another school; other schools
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
much less; to say nothing of
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to do together; to share; to participate in
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
highly unpredictable; touch and go
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives