first; first base; first baseman
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome); coliseum (large stadium)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
bank; banking institution
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
from here; from this place
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
feeling good; feeling nice; feeling pleasant
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
six nines (i.e. 99.9999%); sixty-nine (sexual position); soixante-neuf; 69
alternately; by turns; one after the other
special; particular; peculiar; unique
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
going to and fro; back and forth
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)