subtracting points; points deducted
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
defense; defence; protection
rather; sooner; preferably
flying column; detached force
armed forces; military; troops
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
already; now; no longer; not any more
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be transparent; to show through
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to pull in (fish); to land
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss