shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
protracted war; war of attrition
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to wave a flag; to show the way
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to rush back; to run back
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to lose one's way; to get lost
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
preparation; arrangements
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)