intelligence; intellect; brains
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
I don't want to boast but
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be helpful; to be useful
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
fuel consumption; gas mileage
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
unique; peculiar; singular
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake