to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to establish; to formulate
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
effect; result; worth; use; avail
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
at your own discretion; as you see fit
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
very great; enormous; serious
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
sanity; consciousness; soberness
residence; abode; dwelling
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
preference; priority; precedence