proving ground; test site
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
adaptability; flexibility
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
probability; likelihood; chances
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to chase; to run after; to pursue
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
evening sky; twilight sky
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral