to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
everybody; every last one of them; all
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
about this time; about now
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
(sexual) bondage; rope bondage; playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
2nd day of the month; two days
reduction by half; halving
solid (an assured, a safe) vote; solid (assured) support
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
if you think about it; come to think of it