cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to talk to oneself; to mutter
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to find out; to discover; to locate
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
joint struggle; common (united) front
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
although I say; although one might say; although called
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
discovery; detection; finding
matter of time; question of time