grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
huge rock; firmness; solidity
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
how; in what way; in what manner
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
cannot be helped; unavoidable
great numbers; numerical superiority
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
flight time; number of flight hours
gliding (through the air)