close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
such; like that; in that way
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
man of the future; Homo futurus
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
calamity; misfortune; disaster
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
of course; certainly; naturally
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)