for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
rational; reasonable; logical
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to detain; to check; to restrain
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to keep in mind; to memorize
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to shake; to waver; to tremble
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
blow; shock; strike; batting
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled