gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
serious; severe; grave; acute
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
extinction; annihilation; destruction
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to