fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
unexpectedly; surprisingly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
review (of learned material); revision
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
one by one; one each; one at a time
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be needed; to be wanted
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to tighten; to press hard
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)