terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
nature; property; disposition
originally; by nature; from the start
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
loss-making line (railway, bus, etc.); unprofitable route
railroad network; railroad system
maintenance; preservation; improvement
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
urban area; urban district
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
end; tip; extremities; terminal
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
solely; entirely; only; or
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
practice; practising; experience
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately