acceleration; speeding up
ability; performance; efficiency
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
elementary level; beginner level
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
masterful performance; virtuosity
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
dealing with; coping with
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing