to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
no matter how much time passes
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
toxin; poisonous substance
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
one machine; one aircraft; one life
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
(exercising) the right to command
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
right of access; access permission; access right
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
on the occasion of; at the time of
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising