plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
meanwhile; in the meantime
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
insertion; inlaying; immersion
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
right under; directly below
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
entreaty; supplication; petition
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
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)
reaching; attaining; arrival
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
machine parts; machinery; equipment
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person