to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
power map; power structure; power relationships
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
already; now; no longer; not any more
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to write down; to record; to register
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
something like ...; something called ...
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
because of; owing to; due to
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience