summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to shake; to sway; to waver
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to look away; to turn away
in the meanwhile; during the time
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent