sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
unimpressive; unimpressed
choices; alternatives; options
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
information board; building directory
stairs; stairway; staircase
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to fall off; to tumble down
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to run through; to run past
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
black lustre; black luster
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
lower region; lower part; region below
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
madder red; dark red; crimson