How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
abusive language; violent language; wild words
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to hit (someone) once; to give (someone) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
principal occupation; core business
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
lowly IT worker; overworked and underpaid IT professional
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
being on the ropes; losing ground
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
precarious situation; precarious state
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
nice; good; well-executed
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
disadvantageous; long (odds)
series of battles; successive battles
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge