to explain; to dispel doubts
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
space; interval; space character; whitespace
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
speeding up; increase in pace
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...