(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
headquarters; head office; main office
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
all-out attack; general offensive
loading; charging; filling
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
head over heels; headlong; head first
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
shiny, bald head; person with a shiny, bald head
protruding tooth; overbite; bucktooth
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment