undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
state-run business; state enterprise; national enterprise
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
small hill; low hill; hillock
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
wedding ring; wedding band
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
shooting down (an aircraft)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
what minute; how many minutes
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
roaring thunder; loud thunder; thunderclap
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
bascule bridge; drawbridge
throughput; processing power