to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
leaving a warship; abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post; retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
rubber raft; inflatable boat
to cease; to stop; to be over
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be transparent; to show through
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
how many people; a number of people
to pull in (fish); to land
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
reading too much into things
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
success or failure; outcome; result
underworld; underside of society
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
society; public; community; social studies
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
... and westward; west of
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
economic world; financial circles; business community
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak