instant; moment; for an instant
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pale; pallid; bluish-white
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have one's horizons broadened
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
environment; circumstance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to turn towards; to point
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to take a step forward
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case