operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
pride; boast; credit (to)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to keep an eye on; to take care of
as a nation; with the whole country
Lisle; Lail; Lyle; Reil; Ryle
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
writing; composition; essay; sentence
email; e-mail; electronic mail
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to lay aside; to set aside
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words