large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
small change; coins; small sum of money
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
end of a match; end of a game
resignation; giving up the game for lost
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to lose a closely fought contest
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
philandering; itch for women
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
interruption; suspension; break
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
section; cross section; profile
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
difference; disparity; gap
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver