emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
difficult to ...; hard to ...
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
several times; once or twice
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to be smeared; to be covered
attendance; presence; appearance
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
timeline; timetable; timeline (in social media)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
at work; in the midst of work; working
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
sad to say; how sad; alas
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth