simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
right behind; just behind; directly behind
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wrong; different; not like that
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once