loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
open; spacious; extensive
exhibition; display; putting on show
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
unique thing; best on earth
workshop; studio; atelier
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
reaction; response; reaction
unimpressive; unimpressed
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
highest grade; superlative degree
classification; categorization; sorting
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
throwaway; disposable; single-use
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...