value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
making money; making a profit
long ago; previous; of a former age
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
going up and down; rising and falling
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
while studying; presently studying
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
splash of mud; mud spatter
field overseer; site foreman
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
price decline; fall in price
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
great cause; moral law; justice
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up