as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
fast walking; semi-jogging
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
pride; dignity; self-respect
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
that; the matter in question
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to run through; to run past
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach