several people; a few people
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
telecommunication equipment
advanced level; high grade; senior
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be worried; to be troubled
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to hide; to conceal oneself
dispersing; breaking up; running away
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to die out; to become extinct
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss