practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
time; season; period; phase; stage
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
button (clothing); push-button
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
it is not (like that) either
and yet; though; when; in spite of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
coincident with; while; simultaneously
start button (e.g. in Windows)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
circuit track; circular course
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
exhaust sound; exhaust note
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to resound (echo) far and wide
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning