one (thing); one piece; one item
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to spend time (on doing something)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
progress; advance; improvement; development
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
body; physical system; (the) person