handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
match; game; bout; contest
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
people; men and women; each person; everybody
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to shed light; to cast light
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
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
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
metallic sound; metallic clank
neck; head; dismissal; discharge