to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
cabin attendant; flight attendant
battle of wits; contest of wits
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
contest; comparison; competition
very good luck; excellent fortune
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
of all things (days, etc.)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
funny story; funny anecdote
loser; defeated person; the defeated