head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
commitment; pledge; promise
great difference; major mistake
majority group (party, faction)
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to maintain; to continue to have
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
for work; in a manner related to work
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
Sum (country subdivision)
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
influenced (by); under an influence
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
bicycle racing; cycle sport
bookmaking; (stock market) bucketing
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
listening device; bug; wiretap
intelligence or information network
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat