to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
how much; how many; to what extent
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
speaking of ...; as for ...
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to stop walking; to pause
posture; position; stance
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through