10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
large amount of money; great cost
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
person in charge; official; attendant
in succession; one by one
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to fight with swords; to cross swords
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
in the meanwhile; during the time
convenient; handy; useful
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
being filled with; being full of; permeation