considerably; greatly; a lot
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
ninth day of the month; nine days
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
transactions; dealings; business
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be touching; to be moving
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
online shopping; internet shopping
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
the same as always; day after day
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
threshold; breaking point
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
last days; the end; one's fate
news; word; tidings; omen
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
buried gold; buried treasure