opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
care; precaution; guarding; caution
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
river; stream; River; the ... river
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
pitch dark; total darkness
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to press hard
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
way out; means to escape; escape route
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
police officer; policeman; constable
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs