lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
leading; guiding; commanding
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take a breath; to take a short rest
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
gem; jewel; precious stone
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to feel hungry; to get hungry