prospects of victory; chances of success
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
in terms of; from the point of view of
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
whistle (sound made with the lips)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
speech; expression; wording; language
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to repaint; to paint again
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
suffix for familiar person
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
what name (esp. of a young male)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right (to do something); authority; power
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence