center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
this world; this life; world of the living
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
tradition; legend; folklore
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
the first and second; a few
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory