crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
successively; one after another
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
scene; spectacle; sight; view
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care