to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
if you think about it; come to think of it
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
thought; consideration; thinking
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to watch intently; to stare
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
complete revocation; total retraction
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
forced to use; forced into a position
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
from the beginning; from scratch
big chance; big opportunity