continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
oracle; revelation; divine message
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
long coat; full-length coat
section manager; section chief
while moving; on the move
preventive measure; precautionary measure
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
very careful; thoroughly prepared
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
quiz; short test; mini test
spelling mistake (usually in a foreign language)
speaking (generally related to learning English)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
assortment; product lineup
unexpected meeting; coincidence