to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
two times; twice; two degrees
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
only; merely; but; no more than
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
image; figure; figure; form; image
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
family name; lineage; birth; clan
everywhere; at every turn
changeup; unexpectedly slow pitch designed to deceive the batter
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
riskiness; (level of) danger
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
almost; roughly; approximately
critical moment; do-or-die situation