pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to make merry; to be festive
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
expression; look; countenance; face
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole