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
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousands; several thousand
deep inside; innermost place
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
property; fortune; means; assets
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to collect; to assemble; to gather
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
corridor; hallway; passageway
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
other side; opposite side; other party
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
full ripeness; full maturity
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)