line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to take command; to give direction
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
place of refuge; refugee destination
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
commerce; trade; business
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
apartment building; housing complex