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)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sickle and chain (weapon)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to quicken one's pace (steps)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to lose sight of; to miss