resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
somehow; for some reason or other
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
such ... as; or some such
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
support; backing; patronage
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sympathy; compassion; pity