absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to force one's way through
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
release; emission; ejection
flash (of light); glint; schiller
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
three kinds; three varieties
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
all (there is); as long as there is
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
one way or the other; either way
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
resignation; acceptance; consolation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
when it becomes; when it comes to
encryption; encipherment; password protection
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to