while; during; while; although; all; both
to beat to death; to kill
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to keep (a person) waiting
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
boastful speech; bragging
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
perfect; complete; flawless
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light