space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
battlefield; battleground
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
putting into operation; invocation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total