big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
trauma (usu. psychological)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
instability; insecurity; crankiness
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
head; lead; vanguard; first
to play dumb; to feign innocence
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to grimace; to make a wry face
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness