risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
student (esp. a university student)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
flight; desertion; escape
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
aggressiveness; aggression
nervousness; oversensitivity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
abstention; nonparticipation
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
job hunting; job searching
loser; defeated person; the defeated
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
handling cargo; loading and unloading
accounting; administration (of money)
getting on board; sailor; seaman
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
public telephone; pay phone
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade