(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
all (there is); as long as there is
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
growth rate; elongation percentage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
core; core; hardcore; all-out
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
function; facility; faculty; feature
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope