interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
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)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
at first; in the beginning; originally
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
secret; private; surreptitious
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
you; (arch.) your residence
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing