to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
secret; private; surreptitious
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
consecutive; continuous; successive
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
seven (long cylindrical things)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to give the stamp of approval
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ultimate; final; last; eventual
even more; still more; further
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance