watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to pour forth; to spill out
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to shave off; to scrape off
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
standard; average; typical; normal
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still