request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
two times; twice; two degrees
very likely; very probable
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to rock; to shake; to swing
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
feeling keenly; fully realizing
in a day; in a brief space of time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
tip of a feather; tip of a wing
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)