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
to come face to face (with)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
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; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
occurrence; happening; incident; event
without leaving any trace
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo); zaire (currency of Zaire)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
business ability; business acumen
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to put into effect; to put into practice
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
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; increasing