grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
long ago; a long time ago; already
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to cut; to slit; to slash
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
completion; perfection; accomplishment
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
reaching; attaining; arrival
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
how much; how many; to what extent
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold