to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
one's physical safety; personal security
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
guard; security (officer); guardsman
arrest; apprehension; capture
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
man; male; masculine gender
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
head; lead; vanguard; first
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
building (construction) site
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
button (clothing); push-button
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to slide into; to slip into
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names