fine weather; fair weather
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
fast walking; semi-jogging
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
script; libretto; scenario
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
making a guest appearance; guest starring
winner; victor; conqueror
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
manipulation of information; spin
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
absence due to illness; sick leave
strategist; tactician; schemer
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
one way or the other; either way
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at