ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
systematic; organized; organizational
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
returning tit for tat; retaliating
supplier; provider; vendor
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
thrift; economy; frugality
amusement (recreational) facilities
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
depression; recession; slump
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
Great Depression (1929-1939)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
major stockholder; large shareholder
usually; under usual circumstances
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
will not do; do not; does not
is never the case; has never happened
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
(committee) chairman; president
unlisted (company, stock)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize