to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
immediately; right away; on the spot
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
in terms of; from the point of view of
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tag (children's game); tig
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be touching; to be moving
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
originally; by nature; from the start
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing