very much; very many; more and more
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
additional order; adding to an existing order
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
30th day of the month; 30 days
equator; (celestial) equator
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
no way to do; nothing can be done
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
chaps (in the skin); cracks