to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
corridor; hallway; passageway
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
such; like that; that sort of
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
middle of the night; dead of night
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
hereabouts; around there; that area
to run up to; to rush over
invisibly; secretly; privately
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
in the meanwhile; during the time
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
flying column; detached force
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
immediately; right away; on the spot
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
build; physique; frame; constitution
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
sharply; harshly; stingingly