for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be too late; to be too slow
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to mix; to stir; to blend
killing and wounding; bloodshed
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
of course; certainly; naturally
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
without; but if; otherwise; or else
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to escape from; to get out
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard