to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sympathy; empathy; response
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
how; in what way; by what means
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
half a point (esp. in go)
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
feeling; sense; impression
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
several people; a few people
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
waiting for the traffic lights to change
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
large truck; semi-trailer