fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to put on airs; to assume importance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
main force; brute force; strong-arm
snake (esp. Japanese rat snake)
commodore; brigadier general
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
a few people; small number of people
flying column; detached force
seeing one off; farewell; escort
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
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
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to play a leading role; to play a central part
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
talking while standing; standing around talking
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
I have nothing to do with it
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
that's a different matter; that's a different story
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)