creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
reopening; resumption; restarting
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
special training; intensive training; crash course
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
middle of the night; dead of night
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be able to manage somehow or another
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
tension; mental strain; nervousness
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
practice; practising; experience
low-rise (pants, jeans, etc.); low-riser
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
stillness; repose; standing still
to jump at; to be attracted by
another meeting; meeting again; reunion