(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
gem; jewel; precious stone
furnishings; implements; equipment
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
here and there; everywhere
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to ask for directions; to ask the way
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to hide; to conceal oneself
leader; central personage
be (that) as it may; having said that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
goods; merchandise; commercial items
covered with; stained; smeared