large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
is something that; is that which
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
such; like that; that sort of
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be relieved; to feel relieved
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin