ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
secret understanding; collusion
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
in proportion to; according to; depending on
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
end of a match; end of a game
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
changing clothes; change of clothes
rare; uncommon; not often seen
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
principle; theory; fundamental truth
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to wave a flag; to show the way
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping