to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
of course; certainly; naturally
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
please (give me); please (do for me)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
way; method; means; resource; course
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour