marathon; long-distance race
stagnation; hindrance; delay
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
greater than ...; bigger ...
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
amount of material resources
shipping charges; transportation expenses
difference; disparity; gap
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
power; authority; jurisdiction
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
last week; the week before
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves