to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
(right at the) side; just beside
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
what minute; how many minutes
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance