self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
battle formation; military formation
commander; general; leader
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
level ground; plain; flatland
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to approach; to draw near
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
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
how dare ...; how could ...
murder; killing; murderer
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
normal practice; proper practice
simultaneous; all at once