consecutive victories; series of victories
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
you could say; you might say; verging on the
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
fair and square; open and aboveboard
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
instead; but (on the other hand)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking