to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
largest class; top category
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
two (long cylindrical things)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to take a breath; to take a short rest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to be in danger of; to be liable to
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly