demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
but; however; provided that
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever