fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
match; game; bout; contest
promotion; raising of status
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
trivial; not amounting to much
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
two persons; two people; pair; couple
that is to say; so that means
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
by means of; due to; because of; according to
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
on one hand; on the other hand
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on