(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to repeat; to do over again
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
stupid brat; son of a bitch
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
not caring; not giving a damn
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
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
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
farmers' market; farm shop