to rub; to scrub; to scrape
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to crouch; to squat; to cower
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to turn towards; to point
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
entreaty; supplication; petition
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
hearsay; learning by hearsay
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to move forward; to move on
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
hostility; animosity; enmity
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
such; this sort of; like this
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw