just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flying column; detached force
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
defense; defence; protection
detour; circumvention; turning movement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
dozens; scores of; decades
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
sphere; circle; range; category
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
succession; continuation; series; sequence
extermination; annihilation
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)