to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to beat time; to mark time
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
remote control; remote operation
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
running out of energy; running out of strength
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
way; method; means; resource; course
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be hot on a person's heels
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be a matter of life or death
discrimination; discernment; identification
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
presence (impressive quality)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish