The Big Apple (nickname for New York City)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
Rome was not built in a day
wad of cotton (esp. used in dentistry)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
close call; narrow escape
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
to spring at; to leap upon
slot machine; fruit machine; poker machine