to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
on one hand; on the other hand
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
it is not (like that) either
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
worried look; concerned expression
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)