alternately; by turns; one after the other
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
with a clink (click, clack)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
establishment; settlement
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
each place; various places
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
(necessary) personnel; required person
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
grayish white; greyish white
to shoot down; to win; to gain
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
normalcy; normality; normal
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
particularly; only; in the case of
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage