even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
about when; about what time; how soon
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
bet; wager; stake; gamble
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable