old friend; familiar face
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
temporary; transitory; short-lived
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
one chance; only opportunity
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
while; during; performed in this condition
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
cracks or fissures in the ground
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate