to check; to stop; to keep back
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
higher rank; better position
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)