listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
function; facility; faculty; feature
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
to backfire; to have a harmful result
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
excursion; outing; picnic
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
here and there; in places
to hide; to conceal oneself
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low