there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
visual confirmation; sighting
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in advance; beforehand; previously
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
comfort; consolation; diversion
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
real life; actual life; everyday life
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive