at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
when it comes to; concerning
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I see; that's right; indeed
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
such; like that; that sort of; very
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
just because; even if; even though
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to take; to catch; to capture