dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to be opposite; to face each other
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
deviation; departure; omission
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
if it is the case that ...
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to look upwards; to look up
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
much less; to say nothing of
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
doing whatever one pleases
to cut corners; to be shoddy
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
large amount of money; great cost
monetary; financial; pecuniary
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance