sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
not limited to; not just ...
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to attempt; to test; to try out
patient's condition; pathology
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to bring back; to restore
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to carry around; to carry on one's person
that's the way it is; such is life
discovery; detection; finding
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)