exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
large amount of money; great cost
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to be too late; to be too slow
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to have the privilege of doing
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
new record (in sports, etc.)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart