Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
to lie deep in; to extend far back
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
together with; same; both; all; including ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
long (time that has passed); old (story)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances