promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
honor; honour; credit; prestige
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
chance (of success); odds
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
high and low; rise and fall
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
final; eventual; ultimate
through train; direct train
through train; direct service
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame