easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
looking over someone's shoulder
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
opposite side; opposition
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to say; to tell; to state; to do
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to repent; to be penitent
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
judgment; judgement; discernment
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
being all smiles with joy
grotesque; disgusting; gross
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
promotion; raising of status
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?