calamity; disaster; misfortune
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
money-making; earning money
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to discuss; to talk together
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
making a killing; making easy money; robbery