to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
how long; how far; how much
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
third stage; three stages
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
debt collection; debt collector
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to fall on one's backside
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
doing something frantically; frantic state
distant; remote; isolated