to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
president (of a society); chairman
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to chase; to run after; to pursue
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push aside; to push one's way through
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
head over heels; headlong; head first
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)