to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
patriarch; head of a family
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
for a while; for some time; for a period
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to cease; to stop; to be over
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
wild card; wild card; wildcard (character)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
in deep black; in jet black
massing (of troops); gathering
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be hot on a person's heels
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered