powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
conviction; belief; confidence
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
close; intimate; on good terms
to be exhausted; to be worn out
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
capacity; volume; capacitance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(feeling of) indigestion; upset stomach
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
transfer; transport; transportation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside