to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
serious wound; serious injury
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
being too late; losing one's final chance
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
letting (someone) die without helping
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
whichever one chooses; either way
to tumble down; to roll down
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
matter of time; question of time
to become pale; to turn pale
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
that; the matter in question
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
moment by moment; hour by hour
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
to sniff out; to get wind of