at first; in the beginning; originally
treatment; service; handling; management
to bail out (water); to scoop out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
moderately wealthy person
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
back off!; leave me alone!
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly