to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to blaze; to burn brightly
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
how many people; a number of people
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to have a narrow escape from death
rampancy; prevalence; domination
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
hard struggle; strenuous effort
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
joint struggle; common (united) front
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to shake; to sway; to waver
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
great difference; major mistake
to get one's breath back; to calm down
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
elementary level; beginner level
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability