luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
and; thereupon; because of that
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to lose sight of; to miss
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
orders; instructions; directive; command
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
(social) position; status
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
property; fortune; assets
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
study; diligence; discount; reduction
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous