on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
the last moment; the very end
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to be able to manage somehow or another
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
conviction; belief; confidence
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
school rules; school regulations
to be the ruin of (a person)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)