easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to maintain; to continue to have
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
jumping to a wrong conclusion
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
resignation (from a position)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
basis for decision; evidence for judging
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow