to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
whispering into a person's ear
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
watchful waiting; careful supervision
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
best (highest) record; new record
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
opposite side; opposition
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to dye; to colour; to color
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
patterns of thinking; train of thought