I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to fall on one's backside
sympathy; compassion; pity
stepwise; one step at a time
had better ...; had better not ...
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
with a start; with a jump
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
duty; obligation; responsibility
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
questionnaire; survey; poll
popularity stakes; rating
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
consequently; as a result
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to join together; to combine; to join up
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly