emergency; extraordinary; unusual
wide difference; a world of difference
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to unfold; to unroll; to open
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to join together; to combine; to join up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to become desperate; to give in to despair
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to that degree; to that extent; that much
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
singing voice; (sound of) singing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
incident; affair; happening; event
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to grimace; to make a wry face
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave