utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
victory stand; winners' podium
consecutive victories; series of victories
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
the right person in the right place
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
good prospects; full of hope; promising
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to prowl after; to keep watch on
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
provisional; temporary; tentative
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
subordination; dependency
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice