irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
looking on (somebody) as hostile
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
medical care; medical treatment
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
bodily sensation; sense; experience
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
arrest; apprehension; capture
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent