in the meanwhile; during the time
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
right behind; just behind; directly behind
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
attendance; participation; presence
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
immediately; right away; on the spot
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
limbs; arms and legs; body
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging