calm; composed; leisurely
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to master something (through personal experience)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
at first; initially; in the beginning
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to step over or across; to overcome
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to shave off; to scrape off
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to compose; to put together
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
sense of relief; feeling of relief
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
information; news; report; reward; retribution