preparing for action or battle
to check; to stop; to keep back
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs, pluggers; jandals
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
back off!; leave me alone!
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
observer; watchman; lifeguard
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to get between; to be caught in
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
society; the world; the times
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to rush back; to run back
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover