cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
middle and high-school students
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
first time; first; initial
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
for your information; I'm telling you
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
town; city; municipal; urban
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?