catch / follow / get / understand

subterranean line / underground cable

have a tingling sensation in the eyes (after over-exposure to light) / have a prickly feeling in the eyes (after over-exposure to light) / have a stinging sensation in the eyes (after over-exposure to light) / (of the eyes) be irritated (after over-exposure to light) / have a throbbing pain in the eyes (after over-exposure to light) / (of the eyes) be bothered (after over-exposure to light)

let *someone get close / allow *someone to get close / associate with / keep company with

let *someone get familiar with / allow *someone to get close / hold a thing close to / keep company with / allow *someone to come near / allow a person to approach / associate with

take a shortcut / take a shorter route / take a shorter way / take the quick way / cut a corner / taking the quick way / cut across / taking a shortcut

take a shorter way / cut a corner / cut across

do *something the easy way / taking the easy way / take the easy way / make short work of / doing *something the easy way / [do a thing] with dispatch

make short work of / [do a thing] with dispatch

bring *something close to / move *something close to