to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
not yet known; unknown; strange
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to taste; to try (food or drink)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
personal; individual; private
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fill a hole with earth
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
winner-takes-all (system)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to dry up completely; to become stale
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body