gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to fall off; to tumble down
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
several minutes; a few minutes
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
point in common; common feature
for example; for instance; e.g.
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique