(short) rest; breather; break
preference; priority; precedence
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to become pale; to turn pale
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
don't worry about it; forget about it
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
how long; how far; how much
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
on bad terms; at loggerheads
old friend; familiar face
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly