now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
as if nothing had happened
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to stop walking; to pause
to crouch; to squat; to cower
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to sell off; to sell completely
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to breathe out; to exhale
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain