extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
genius; prodigy; natural gift
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
without; but if; otherwise; or else
flight; desertion; escape
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
real intention; true motive; true meaning
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
storehouse; warehouse; godown