to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
consideration; taking into account
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
nothing but; except; no more than
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
head; chief; boss; leader
another thing; exception; special case
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief