narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
freedom; free man; free woman
urgent; requiring quick (response)
difference; disparity; gap
good humour (humor); good mood
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
coagulation; freezing; solidification
and so; therefore; for that reason
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
legendary beast; magical beast