beyond one's means or position
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
remote (work, device, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
as; because; with; due to
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sense of values; values; value system
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
guess; conjecture; surmise
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
inside; interior; inner part
greater than ...; bigger ...
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
due form; official; formality
publishing (of books, magazines, etc.)