large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
but; however; provided that
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
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
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
close to the wall; alongside the wall
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to squeeze out; to wring out
military force; military strength
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
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