last days; the end; one's fate
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
to be hesitant; to feel timid
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to become inverted; to become reversed
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
leadership; initiative; spearhead
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
journey; route of a journey