crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to hand over; to surrender
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heart; guts; nerve; central part
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sword; blade; single stroke
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
in the meanwhile; during the time
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
severe wound; serious wound; gash
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
(medical) doctor; physician
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt