dying; death; dead; useless; damned
(state of) utter panic; great panic
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
being on the ropes; losing ground
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
to jump from one thing to another
to knock down; to knock off
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
calming down; quieting down
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
right side; right-hand side
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless