crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
electricity; (electric) light
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to stop walking; to pause
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
in that way; like that; that way
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
personal; individual; private
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
very much; very many; more and more
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
presence (impressive quality)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
even if; even though; however; no matter how
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave