fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
the other day; a few days ago
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
looking on from afar; being a spectator
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
to open (one's eyes) wide
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to anticipate; to foresee
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
ratio; proportion; percentage
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising