moment by moment; hour by hour
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
image data; graphics data; digital image
to be photographed; to be projected
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
doorknob; door knob; door handle
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
course; route; path; process; stages
instead; but (on the other hand)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
rather than; more ... than ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
out of focus; off the point
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
installation (esp. software)