ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
in the end; at the end of the day
reason for being; raison d'être
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to win and advance to the next round
nine times; twisting around many times
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to overdo; to do too much
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to bring; to take; to bring about
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
error of judgment; miscalculation
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
memory; sense; experience
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off