Cyclist is to ride as pedestrian is to walk. You see, if you are a cyclist you would be riding a bike. And if you were a pedestrian you'd be walking.
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Yes, the term, 'their immediate concern was to save Lucas from the jaws of death' would be figurative speech because Lucas is <em>not</em> actually going to die by getting eaten. It is a metaphor.
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