one large ...; a great ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to play a central role; to take a leading part
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
caller; visitor; company; guest
infant; baby; little child
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
other side; opposite side; other party
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
import; importation; introduction; afferent
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in this manner; in this way; like this
new development; new discovery
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
opposite side; other side; other party
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome