proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
letting (someone) die without helping
round; spherical; circular
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
guardian; mentor; protector
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
free (of charge); gratuitous
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
rapid development; rapid unfolding
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert