stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
maid; helper; help; assistance
turmoil; chaos; confusion
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
when it comes to ...; as for ...
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble