had better ...; had better not ...
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
outsider; someone outside of a group
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
logistical support; combat service support
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
point of compromise; common ground
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to intervene; to stop (something)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
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
to jar; to creak; to grate
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway