to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
such; this sort of; like this
violent explosion; bursting
to take measures (against); to take steps
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
something; some kind of; for some reason
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to