to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thought; consideration; thinking
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
how; in what way; by what means
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
second day of the month; two days
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to attack; to assault; to assail
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
round; spherical; circular