mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
moment by moment; hour by hour
two times; twice; two degrees
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
instant; moment; for an instant
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
acceleration; speeding up