points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
government worker; public servant; civil servant
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to use and then throw away
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(department) store; (department) stores
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
(theatrical) fighting scene
to call each other; to call out to one another
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
out of one's line; out of one's field
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
same crime; being equally guilty
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
consecutive victories; series of victories