to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to rock; to shake; to swing
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rather than; more ... than ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to half-rise to one's feet
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up