to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
great war; great battle; world war
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
hereabouts; around there; that area
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to be able to manage somehow or other
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
while moving; on the move
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to dance; to perform dance steps
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
failure; mistake; blunder
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
to increase; to add to; to augment
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
scenery; scene; landscape
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision