clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
caller; visitor; company; guest
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
many; a lot; much; multitude
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
accession to the throne; enthronement
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
by sheer strength; by brute force
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
both hands; both arms; ten
visual confirmation; sighting
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be prolonged; to drag on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees