and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to come to one's senses; to calm down
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to feel; to sense; to experience
excited condition; excited state
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
though; notwithstanding; although
so; like this; in this way
long time; long interval; for quite some time
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days