taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
adverse circumstances; adversity
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
escape hatch; escape door
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down