custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
one more time; once more; once again
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
comparatively; relatively
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to walk away; to walk off
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
there being no use in arguing (about it)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
minimum; at the very least
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history