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)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to get between; to be caught in
to raise one's voice; to shout
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
only recently; just of late
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly