yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
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
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
minimum; at the very least
art of self-defense (defence)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain