compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
program (e.g. TV); programme
stock holdings; one's shares
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
concession; conciliation; compromise
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations