to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
job; work; duties; trade; skill
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
superstition; superstitious belief
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
absolutely; positively; decidedly
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
dodgy dealings; monkey business
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
fixed date; settlement date
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
startup (interval of) time
green light; (giving) permission; OK
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to dance; to perform dance steps
to be transparent; to show through