this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
addition; adding; supplement
(one's) quota; assignment
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
in order; sequential; seriatim
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
suddenly; all of a sudden
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to live through; to survive
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
character building; formation of character; personality development
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against