to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
be (that) as it may; having said that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one chance; only opportunity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to speak; to say; to vocalize
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to be filled to bursting; to burst
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
weight; heavyweight boxer
in the face of; in defiance of
teacher; instructor; professor
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides