unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
does not match (one's, its) appearance
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
without trouble; easily; readily
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the last moment; the very end
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)