(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
sending a telegram; telegraph
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
racewalking; race walking; walking race
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
retreating figure; appearance from behind
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
negotiator; bargainer; point man
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
form; shape; figure; visage
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
curious; strange; unusual
several minutes; a few minutes
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
action scene (in a movie)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
in its entirety; whole; wholly
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion