Vespa (Italian scooter and moped brand)
all around; as far as the eye can see
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to well up; to burst; to arise
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
automatic; intransitive verb
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
riding together; riding with
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
pulsation; pulsatory motion