full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
prospects of victory; chances of success
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
town; city; municipal; urban
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
reaching; attaining; arrival
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate