large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
prospects of victory; chances of success
bet; wager; stake; gamble
verbal message; word (from someone)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
orders; instructions; directive; command
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to burst open; to pop; to split
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
course; route; path; process; means
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
several sheets (flat objects)