scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
fast pushing (of a button)
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
to be on the right track; to be close enough
losing weight; slimming; lean person
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
video game (played on a home console)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
way; method; means; resource; course
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
standby; preparation; arrangement
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to sniff out; to get wind of
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen