the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
length and breadth; length and width; warp and weft; warp and woof
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
removable; detachable; demountable; dismountable
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
acting ability; talent as a performer
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
one's physical safety; personal security
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent
to strangle; to constrict
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)