to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
height (of body); stature
growth period; growing season
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
contours of one's body; figure
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
being too late; losing one's final chance
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
really; truly; indeed; good grief
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
very young; little; childish; immature
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
shady; underhanded; questionable
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance