to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
strong pressure; heavy pressure
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to cease; to stop; to be over
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
complete change; about-face
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
normalcy; normality; normal