scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
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)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
meaning; significance; sense
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
self-storage unit; (rental) storage room; trunk (of a car); boot
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to be hot on a person's heels
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot