to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
identifiable; personalized
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
light-emitting diode; LED
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene