gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
heating power; thermal power; firepower
breath; breathing; bracelet
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to await; to wait for; to expect
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
delusion; trick of the imagination
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
at once; immediately; right now
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally