magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
smoked glass; tinted glass
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
worst; worst-case (scenario)
spread; span; expanse; extent
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
looking pale; looking unwell
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
(police) detective; criminal matter
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
if it is the case that ...
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to be relieved; to feel relieved
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
officially registered seal
legal binding force; legally binding power
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
Spain; Spanish (language)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself