to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
remote control; remote operation
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
imposing stance; daunting pose
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to hide; to keep to oneself
to need; to demand; to take; to require
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to jump upon (a moving object)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to slap; to strike; to spank
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for