free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
that is to say; so that means
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
very good luck; excellent fortune
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to whine; to make feeble complaints
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
stochastic; probabilistic
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
rave reviews; extremely high praise
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
capital; funds; seed money; asset
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook