grasp; catch; understanding
how many months?; how long?
directly opposite; right in front
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
behind; in the rear; in back
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to turn towards; to point
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
being too late; losing one's final chance
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
consequently; as a result
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
preliminary step; first step
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
poisoning; kill by poison
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
strong interaction; strong force
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
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
man; male; masculine gender
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence