gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
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
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to fall down with a "plop"
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to chase; to run after; to pursue
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
control board; control panel; console
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember