debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
notebook; account book; register
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
condition; state of preservation
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to speak ill of; to disparage
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
without thinking of the consequences
source of worry; source of distress
quotation; citation; reference
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
monolith; large slab of rock
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
nesting hole; burrow; den
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to stay calm; to keep cool