in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
back street; back alley; off-street
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
drawing a sword; drawn sword
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
behind; in the rear; in back
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)