ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
place; room; margin; scope
to bungle; to make things awkward
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one-sided; partial; unfair
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
indirection; indirectness
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to fall in love (with); to love
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease