to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
end of a match; end of a game
resignation; giving up the game for lost
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to lose a closely fought contest
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
philandering; itch for women
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
interruption; suspension; break
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
section; cross section; profile
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection