orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to be entwined; to be involved
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
up until now; as recently as the present
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
daydream; waking dream; fantasy
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to cease; to stop; to be over
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
two (long cylindrical things)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
there is nothing; having nothing
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to that degree; to that extent; that much
now that; since; so long as; because
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion