bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
number of times; frequency; count
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
interval; break; pause; spare moment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
absorption; suction; attraction
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to refer to; to use as reference
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be well-known; to be famous
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
useless resistance; vain struggle
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to be smeared; to be covered
a help; an aid; some assistance
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions