irritating; aggravating; upsetting
loser; defeated person; the defeated
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to frolic about; to mess around
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
real intention; true motive; true meaning
riskiness; (level of) danger
heavy concentration; overconcentration
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
how long; how far; how much
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
possession; retention; maintenance
reinforcement; strengthening
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be too numerous; to be too much
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen