instant; moment; for an instant
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to rush back; to run back
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
battlefield; battleground
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to stop walking; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
impossible to do (although wants to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
means; way; method; measure
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound