after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
final adjustment; final coordination
just past noon; afternoon
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
thought; consideration; thinking
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
on the occasion of; at the time of
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things