rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
bet; wager; stake; gamble
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
postage; carriage; shipping charge
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
(bank) balance; remainder
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
parts; accessories; components
minimum; at the very least
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
cancellation of a contract
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to flare up; to burst into flames
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap