to get narrower; to contract
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to master something (through personal experience)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to squeeze out; to wring out
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
series of battles; successive battles
distinction; discrimination
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
to creep about; to crawl around
in its entirety; whole; wholly