mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be smeared; to be covered
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
planning; project; plan; design
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
world; society; people; the public
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
France; French (language)
true character; real nature
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
such ... as; or some such
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to follow another's example