transportation network; transport network; traffic network
restoration; repair; mending
to rank next to; to come after
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to become better; to improve
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
message; informative matter
important matter; matters of weight
success or failure; outcome; result
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to look down on; to condescend
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
change of schedule; schedule change
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that