enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
quitting while one is ahead
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(turned out) all right in the end
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
safety; welfare; well-being
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
open; public; official; overt
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
it's been a long time; long time no see
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
supercompensation; overcompensation
popular name; common name; given name
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
almost every day; almost daily
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
appearance; figure; shape; form
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath