comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
failure; mistake; blunder
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
while; even though; despite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
danger; peril; hazard; risk
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)