stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
stepping back; drawing back
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
expected value; expectation value; expectation
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
price; cost; value; worth; value
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to take flight; to disappear
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
covering; protection; backing; relief
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
still better; even better
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
both hands; both arms; ten
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
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)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
tag (children's game); tig
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
flight; desertion; escape
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
teacher; instructor; professor
literally; to the letter; literal
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range