decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
battle formation; military formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
great speed; recklessly fast speed
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to push (something) against
power of the state; government authority
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
even more; still more; further
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(made of) leather; leather-bound
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
strip-searching; security check
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback