to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
means; way; method; measure
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
a few seconds; several seconds
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
at least; at most; (even) just
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
back street; back alley; off-street
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
embodiment; realization; materialization
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)