to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
in the end; at the end of the day
very likely; very probable
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
lightly; easily; carelessly
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
strong person; the strong; the powerful
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person