measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
chance; opportunity; occasion
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to hide; to conceal oneself
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
appearance; figure; shape; form