just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
fair and square; open and aboveboard
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
older sister; lass; young lady
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
birth; creation; formation
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
precondition; prerequisite