selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to shake; to waver; to tremble
concession; conciliation; compromise
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
incident; affair; happening; event
without leaving any trace
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo); zaire (currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
business ability; business acumen
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to put into effect; to put into practice
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
dozens; scores of; decades
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing