naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
inspection; examination; checking
when it becomes; when it comes to
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
instant; moment; for an instant
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
instability; insecurity; crankiness
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
error of judgment; miscalculation
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
near; close; beside; third person
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally