merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
country; territory; domain; realm
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to die on the battlefield
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
either way; in any case; one way or another
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to stare back at; to look back at
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
prospects of victory; chances of success
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
talk; recital; narration; topic