chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
accomplishment; execution
nominal; in name only; titular
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
lumping together; putting all together
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
first year; initial (year)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
right beside; close to; nearby
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to shake one's head (in denial)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of