eye measurement; measure with eye
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
succession; continuation; series; sequence
moment by moment; hour by hour
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
long ago; a long time ago; already
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
dark clouds; black clouds
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
recuperation; medical treatment