unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to take away; to carry off
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to increase in value; to gain prestige
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(having) life-and-death power (over)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
between both countries; bilateral
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
sounding each other out; probing each other
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
individual match; single game
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather