cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
else; in addition; besides
bad acting; lousy performance; wooden acting
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
schoolchild without lunch
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
rottenness; decay; corruption
pleasant feeling; good vibes
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
rising; ascending; climbing
grip (of hand); grip strength
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
valuable article; valuables
contest of strength; trial of strength
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation