ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
dignity; majesty; sanctity
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
classical form of martial art
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
very great; enormous; serious
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
of course; certainly; naturally
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
making things out of dirt (for fun)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy