to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
one by one; in detail; minutely
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to select someone (out of many people)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to give the stamp of approval
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
first match (in a series)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
calls and sounds made by insects
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to breathe while sleeping
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
continuation; succession; series
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
being startled; getting a shock
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell