to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
successful bid; winning a tender
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
society; public; community; social studies
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
care; precaution; guarding; caution
with a friendly grin; smilingly
the reverse; other side; lining
vice; immorality; corruption
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
bureaucratic routine; red tape
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
directly opposite; right in front
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to add (e.g. a postscript)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
fixed date; settlement date
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd