maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
apparently; appears to be
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
outside of; not covered by
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
water (hydraulic) pressure
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
intelligence; intellect; brains
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
wound suffered in a fight
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite