practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
study; research; investigation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to concern; to be related
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fair and square; open and aboveboard
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to behave well (of a child)