close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
reflector; reflective plate
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
hoarse voice; husky voice
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
right beside; close to; nearby
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
normal mode; default mode
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
notice; attention; observation
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
throat; important part; vital area
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
space; interval; space character; whitespace
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face