to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
bluish; greenish; immature; inexperienced; green
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
illegal; illicit; unlawful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
huge win; overwhelming victory
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
audience; spectator; spectators
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
intelligence; intellect; brains
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
chances of winning (a bet); odds
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied