to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
every place; various places
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
head; lead; vanguard; first
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my