hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
flight; desertion; escape
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stop walking; to pause
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
sound of voice; vocal sound
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to blaze; to burn brightly
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
how many people; a number of people
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to have a narrow escape from death
rampancy; prevalence; domination
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
joint struggle; common (united) front
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll