a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to waste time; to kill time
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
on the occasion of; at the time of
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
fast-talking; rapid talking
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition