scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
environment; surroundings; circumstances
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
steel; sword steel; sword
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
gesture; gesticulation; motion
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
common knowledge; well-known fact
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
nothing but; none other than
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole