certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
railway bridge; iron bridge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
forcibly; by force; against one's will
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
step; stride; counter for steps
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
directly opposite; right in front
front; frontage; facade; main
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
regret; repentance; remorse
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck