island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
form; method; system; formula
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
probability; likelihood; chances
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
such; like that; that sort of; very
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
order; sequence; procedure
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
if it is the case that ...
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
trusting too much; overestimating ability
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to become better; to improve
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)