new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
class; heading; group; category
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
such; like that; that sort of
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
genuine article; real thing; real deal
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
offensive (movement); aggression
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
each time it happens; at all such times
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people