decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
always having a comeback; fast-talking
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
making a funny face; amusing face
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to brush off; to shake off
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism