to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
one who knows little often repeats it
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
cannot be compared with; no match for
to pile up; to accumulate
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
deviation; departure; omission
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
accurate; correct; precise; exact
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
reality; actuality; hard fact
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
advanced level; high grade; senior
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
acceleration; speeding up
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match