contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
engineer; technical officer
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
threesome (sexual activity)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate