conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
too much; excessively; too
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
one after another; in succession
police; police officer; police station
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
in that manner; like that
this, that and the other; this and that
to discuss; to talk together
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
late at night; small hours of the morning
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
course; route; path; process; means
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time