sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in the end; at the end of the day
virtualization; virtualisation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to cease; to stop; to be over
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
(short) rest; breather; break
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
particularly; only; in the case of
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
this spring; spring this year
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
after a long time; for the first time in a while