windfall; piece of good luck
obedience; submission; resignation
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
in the ministry; in the department
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
property; fortune; assets
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
last week; the week before
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to become decrepit; to become senile
judgment; judgement; discernment
court (of law); courtroom
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice