hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
short and stout; small but wide around
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
leather; leather-bound; leathern
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
how long; how far; how much
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
extensive; vast range; wide scope
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to lose sight of; to miss
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
gliding (through the air)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
two times; twice; two degrees
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
going up and down; going back and forth
course of a river; land along a river