to step forward; to take a step forward
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to run through; to run past
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
greater than ...; bigger ...
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one