change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
explosion; rupture; break off
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to sniff out; to get wind of
in swarms; in great crowds
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
tendency; trend; inclination
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
good (place to leave off); convenient
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
8000; eight thousand; many
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
price movement limit; daily trading limit; fluctuation limit
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to devour; to bite to death
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
at the present time; as of now; at this time
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
superiority complex; sense of superiority
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
agreement; stipulation; contract
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
this (very thing); this precisely
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead