to make a speech; to address
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to rush over; to run up to
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
simply; merely; only; solely
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
extremely dangerous; full of peril
at least; at most; (even) just
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)