heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
bank; weir; embankment; levee
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp