emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to pause; to have a short intermission
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
isolation; being alone; being friendless
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy