to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(right at the) side; just beside
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
in the end; on top of that
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to get strong; to gain strength
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
clear; precise; definite; distinct
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to try to do; to attempt to do
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling