making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
in succession; one after another
just one person; only one
by myself; in person; by oneself
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
conversely; on the contrary
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
(a person's) appearance; looks
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mobility; maneuverability
striking; remarkable; considerable
general; popular; common; typical
to affect; to impact; to influence
interruption; suspension; break
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
blunder; slip; error; error
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out