joint struggle; common (united) front
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
finish; finishing; finishing touches
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
entrustment; leaning against; propping up
to lean against; to set against
to rain incessantly; to downpour
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
unprecedented; never seen before
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
default; default (setting)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break