in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
from the viewpoint of; according to
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to gain a victory; to win
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
blow; shock; strike; batting
feeling keenly; fully realizing
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
alone; by oneself; on one's own
holding out a little longer
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
fast approach; quick intimacy
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
in the same way as; just like
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
cannot be helped; unavoidable