to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
property; fortune; means; assets
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
calculation; estimation; computation
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
(courteous) invitation; call
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
first meeting; first interview with
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
popular name; common name; given name
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
3rd day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
pink (colour, color); peach
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently