alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to know (a person); to think
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in proportion to; just as much as
to apologize; to apologise
to make a lasting impression
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
prickling; stinging; tingling
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)