group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
genuine article; real thing; real deal
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to slide into; to slip into
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
presence (impressive quality)
going around; patrol; round; tour
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
way out; means to escape; escape route
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
successively; one after another
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder