to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to run down (stairs, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
imposing stance; daunting pose
seeing off and meeting on return
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
preparations for returning (home)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
it's been a long time; long time no see
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
incident; affair; happening; event
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
place where one works; construction site; working area
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
important matter; matters of weight
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay