swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
thorough; exhaustive; complete
several years; a few years
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
contract; compact; agreement
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
in person; personally; directly
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...