armoring; armouring; armor; armour
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
opposite side; opposition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
penetration; permeation; transmission
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
scale; scope; plan; structure
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
time; hour; period; class
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive