to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
competing; competition; auction
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
amount left over; remaining portion
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
in spite of; regardless of
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
key success factor; key to success; KSF
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
inattention; absent-mindedness
just because; even if; even though
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
second; number two; runner-up
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
good; goodness; right; virtue
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
conquest; domination; mastery
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to