quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
corridor; hallway; passageway
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
older brother and younger sister
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game