to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to become desperate; to give in to despair
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change completely; to change suddenly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
three times; thrice; third (interval)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
way out; means to escape; escape route
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
spine; backbone; spinal column