to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sea level; (surface of) sea
in succession; one by one
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
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that is to say; so that means
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification