tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
if it is the case that ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to give a broad grin; to smirk
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
futsal; form of indoor 5-a-side football (soccer)
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
something or other; somehow
small number; few; minority
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest