first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
sharp parting remark; parting threat
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to be too numerous; to be too much
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
written explanation; written apology
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
genuine article; real thing; real deal