concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
twice; again; second time
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
anything and everything; just about everything
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(social) class; rank; grade
if you do this; if this is the case
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)