railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to thrust before; to thrust at
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
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
junior high school student; middle school pupil
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
probability; likelihood; chances
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
(brute) force; using all one's might