group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
as usual; as is one's habit
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
personal delivery; handing over in person
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
to fight to the bitter end
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
boasting of one's strength
(brute) force; using all one's might
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
opening fully; full throttle; full power
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point