as expected (positive events); as hoped for
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
sports ground; sports oval
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
everything; anything; nothing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light blue; pale blue; aqua
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
founder of a religious sect
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
the scruff or nape of the neck
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
scandal; deplorable event
older sister; elder sister
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)