trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
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dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to part left and right; to open out
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
war; battle; match; game; competition
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
support; backing; aid; assistance
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to stare back at; to look back at
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance