to slip through; to slip past; to evade
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
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
in the meanwhile; during the time
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
reopening; resumption; restarting
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be in danger of; to be liable to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
stealthy steps; soft steps
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to shut in; to confine; to contain
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
throw; throwing; throwing event
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint