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)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
body; physical system; (the) person
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
heart sound; cardiac sound
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that is to say; so that means
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since