slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
declaration; proclamation; announcement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to strip; to peel; to tear off
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing