weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
severe; strict; tough; hard
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
reaction; response; reaction
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to close (one's eyes); to shut
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
speech; expression; wording; language
provincial dialect; local accent
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive