dull-witted; stupid; foolish
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to watch intently; to stare
odd couple; incongruous couple
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
withdrawal (of money); payment; contribution; investment; financing
(not so) much; (not) very
several times (as large, over)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to push aside; to push one's way through
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
establishment; settlement
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might