cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
(police) detective; criminal matter
tag (children's game); tig
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
police cell; place of detention; jail
escaping from prison; jailbreak
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
preservation; retainment; keeping
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
personal record; personal best
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
covered in mud; mud-caked
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
(one acting as a) foster parent
of tender years; very young
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine