business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to put on a patronizing air
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
way of the sword; swordsmanship
index; indices; indicator
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
ecstatic; excited; painfully (of a headache); stinging; ice-cold (beer, etc.); noisily (chirping, barking, etc.)
to sink (into); to get depressed
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
but; however; provided that