maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, etc.)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to give directions; to issue instructions
in case of; at that time; at this time
(going straight) from heaven to hell
head over heels; headlong; head first
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
stock holdings; one's shares
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
since then; from that time; ever since
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
nine parts; nine percent; almost
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
good performance; good work; great success
steady advance; carrying all before one
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
how; in what way; by what means
otherwise; if not; or else
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
if so; in that case; in that situation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage