to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
(not) even once; (not) ever
sphere; circle; range; category
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
instead; but (on the other hand)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
bend; curvature; deflection
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded