getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient