replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
diesel oil; gas oil; light oil
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
worst; worst-case (scenario)
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
any more; any further; any better; any longer
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
recompense; indemnity; atonement
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
at a loss for words; stumped for words
ignorant of the ways of the world
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
distress; wretched condition
motive power; driving force
spine; backbone; spinal column
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to degenerate; to lapse into
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
that is to say; so that means
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
shortsighted; narrow-minded