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
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
pink (colour, color); peach
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
phantom; vision; illusion
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever