unbelievable; incredible; implausible
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
powerful person; influential person
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to beat to death; to kill
how long; how much; to what extent
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
war; fighting; fierce competition
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
light; easy; non-serious; minor
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial