three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
final game; final games; the finals
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
complete victory; total victory
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to be fated to; be linked by fate
profitable plan; good plan
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
along; parallel to; in accordance with
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to drop; to lose; to let fall