to rise; to erect; to get up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
scene; spectacle; sight; view
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stop talking; to be silent
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
for a while; for some time; for a period
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
explosion; rupture; break off