to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to fight a battle; to have a fight
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
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
rival; competitor; competition
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
(political) power; authority; influence
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
refining; purification; careful manufacture
Far East Network (network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
completely changed; totally transformed
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable