to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
inspection; examination; checking
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
bow (of boat); prow; stem
time; season; period; phase; stage
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being dotted with; being scattered
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
identifiable; personalized
to stiffen; to become stiff
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
danger; peril; hazard; risk
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing