whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
before the gate; in front of the gate
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
water system; river system; drainage system
be (that) as it may; having said that
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to have a narrow escape from death
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback