emergency staircase; fire escape
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
both; both sides; both parties
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
how; in what way; I wonder
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
dirty work; unpleasant task
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
serious; severe; grave; acute
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to