region; limits; stage; level
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
at once; immediately; right now
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
heart of the batting order (3rd, 4th and 5th batters); 3-4-5 hitters; cleanup; cleaning up
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)