vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to lose sight of; to miss
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
indeed; really; truly; very much
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
vast; limitless; boundless
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to refuse; to decline; to deny
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be opposite; to face each other
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain