linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
feather decoration; plume
tiled; covered with tiles
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
recalculation; recalculate
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
throughput; processing power
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to become possible; to become able to (do)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
several shots; several blows
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
direction of travel; direction of movement
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to watch for an unguarded moment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar