to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to seethe; to ferment; to boil over
succession; continuation; series; sequence
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
verbal message; word (from someone)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
present continuous tense; present progressive form
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to become misty; to become hazy
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
near-death; close to death
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)