transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
everyday life; daily life
exploitation; overuse; abuse
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
settlement; solution; resolution
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
maintaining the status quo
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
objection; dissent; protest
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
preparation; provision; guarding
lightly; easily; carelessly
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly