to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
certainly; surely; definitely
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
improvisation; improvization
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
as a child; when one was a child
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
sympathy; compassion; pity
back off!; leave me alone!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
possible; likely; probable
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
improvisation; improvisational theatre
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town