using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
how many people; a number of people
region; limits; stage; level
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
standing; standing still (bicycle sprint technique used for positioning); standings; rankings; standing (e.g. army); permanent
tall figure; high stature
to strangle; to constrict
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
several times; a few times
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
inside; interior; inner part
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)